Article: Air Chief Marshal predicts casualties in Afghanistan's 'hard fighting to come'.

BRITISH forces in Afghanistan face more tough fighting - and more casualties - in the weeks ahead, the head of the armed forces warned yesterday.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, the Chief of the Defence Staff, said that troops taking part in the Operation Panther's Claw offensive had faced an "enormous battle" to breakthrough the Taliban defences.

However, he said that they had also ...

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