Is Britain Using Drones To Attack Targets In Afghanistan

Photo: Major General Andrew Mackay, said the mission in Afghanistan had been a 'series of misadventures and strategic blunders'

Army Accused Of Covering Up Almost 150 Airstrikes On Taliban By Unmanned Drones -- Daily Mail

Britain was accused tonight of covering up nearly 60 per cent of airstrikes by controversial drones in Afghanistan.

Nearly 150 attacks by RAF unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against Taliban fighters are 'secret and unreported', an investigation has found.

The figures were published as the senior UK officer who led Prince Harry in to battle in Helmand said UAV strikes on key insurgent commanders in Afghanistan and Pakistan made peace less likely.

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My Comment: It is clear that Major General Andrew Mackay is upset with the strategy that Britain used (and is using) in Afghanistan, and is very blunt in his criticism of using drones in conducting air strikes. Are his arguments valid .... I leave that up to you.

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