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  • @ Bob Ainsworth
    Secretary of State for Defence June 2009 - May 2010

    What recognition is being given to troops who our out in Afghanistan without the full Operational Welfare Package and in harsh living conditions? Paradigm Sat phones are scarce in some areas as are the... Show more »What recognition is being given to troops who our out in Afghanistan without the full Operational Welfare Package and in harsh living conditions? Paradigm Sat phones are scarce in some areas as are the textlink machines aswell as breaking quiet fequently. I guess to put it in black and white... a soldier in bastion gets full welfare package (even Wi Fi internet now) and a soldier at a Checkpoint gets no electricity, running water and lives/eats/sleeps/washes/toilets out of a bag. Surely something should be done to recognise this? Be that a bar on their medal or some Unpleasant living allowance. I hope for a reply Show less »

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  • @ David Miliband
    Foreign Secretary June 2007 - May 2010

    Why don't we buy the opium instead of burning it? There is a world shortage of medical opium. Buying it from Afghan farmer would establish good relations rather than the opposite caused by current strategy... Show more »Why don't we buy the opium instead of burning it? There is a world shortage of medical opium. Buying it from Afghan farmer would establish good relations rather than the opposite caused by current strategy of torching the only crop that grows really well there. Also ex O farmers go and join taliban. Plus illegal trade also funts taliban. Show less »

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    Answered by David Miliband

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