British Casualty Rate in Afghanistan Is Highest Ever

July 30 (Bloomberg) — British forces in Afghanistan suffered more casualties in the first two weeks of July than in any month since the war began in 2001, government figures show.

Fifty-seven British troops were wounded in action between July 1 and July 15, compared with 46 in June and 24 in May, the Ministry of Defence said today. There were 16 serious injuries.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been under pressure over the war in Afghanistan after 22 British service personnel were killed this month, taking the toll since operations began in 2001 to 191. That’s more than the number who died in six years of fighting in Iraq.

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