Minister denies UK Afghan forces 'ill-equipped'

Britain's Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth denied today that UK forces in Afghanistan are ill-equipped and said “real progress” is being made there.

Speaking at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, where two Merlin Mk 3 helicopters were landing ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan, he said on the issue of resources: “Could we do more? Yes, of course. You can never have enough.