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Afghanistan death toll surpasses Iraq

Afghanistan death toll surpasses Iraq

Eight more British soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan as the major assault against the Taliban takes its bloody toll.The deaths mark a grim milestone - with the total number of troops killed now exceeding those in the Iraq conflict - at a 184.Prime Minister Gordon Brown signalled that more deaths were likely as he warned that British forces are facing a "very hard summer".There has been renewed criticism though that the troops are dangerously under equipped.Caroline Wyatt reports.

BBC | July 10, 2009Watch more videos from BBC

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