Lack of helicopters 'puts troops at risk' (Guardian Unlimited)

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Helmand medics warn of critical rescue delays British troops wounded in Afghanistan are enduring lengthy delays before receiving hospital treatment because of a shortage of helicopters, senior army surgeons have claimed. Medics in Helmand province, where another soldier died yesterday, said a lack of British aircraft meant that bringing out wounded soldiers takes twice as long as when injured ...

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