In wartime, Britain depended on civilian cargo ships to import food and raw materials, as well as transport soldiers overseas, and keep them supplied. The title 'Merchant Navy' was granted by King George V after the First World War to recognise the...
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British troops have been in Afghanistan since 2001. They were originally deployed with the UN-authorised coalition tasked with intervening in Afghanistan to find the leaders of the terrorist organisation al-Qaeda. By the end of 2001, the Taliban regime...