Czech soldiers load their weapons in a desert near FORWARD OPERATION BASE SHANK in Logar province, Afghanistan on Friday, June 6, 2008. Overall, about 200 Czech soldiers plus civilian construction, security, farming and hydrology experts operate in Logar.From The Telegraph:
Czech troops abandoned British soldiers during fighting in Afghanistan because it was deemed "too dangerous", a Czech newspaper has claimed.
The daily Mlada fronta Dnes wrote that members of the Czech Republic's elite Special Operation Group lost the trust of British forces after withdrawing from several operations because of the heavy fighting involved, and on another occasion refused to take part, saying that too many of them were on leave.
After their experience with the Czechs, British commanders preferred to co-operate with a Danish contingent, the paper claimed.
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My Comment: I am not surprised .... speechless .... but not surprised.