The loss of aircraft carriers, planes and 30,000 front-line troops has meant the Armed Forces are struggling to do "all that is asked of them" in Libya and Afghanistan.

Nick Clegg will today set out plans to improve family homes for the Armed Forces and make troops’ pay fair. Announcing the plans, Nick said: The brave men and women of our Armed Forces have been left under-equipped and under-paid by Labour. The Liberal Democrats will change this. Gordon Brown has failed to give our troops

The idea troops in Afghanistan are not properly equipped is "a million miles from the truth", says the armed forces minister.

The head of the armed forces made it clear yesterday that he would oppose any request from Barack Obama to transfer British troops to Afghanistan from Iraq when they leave Basra next year. Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, the chief of the defence staff, said that a reduction in the "operational tempo" was essential for British troops and it was time other Nato countries contributed more to the ...

Gen Dannatt and Sir Jock Stirrup call for increase in Afghanistan deployment and resources in comments likely to cause more discomfort for the PM.

Over the last three years, there has been a four-fold increase in the number of people joining the British Armed Forces from the Irish Republic. The only reason why there aren't even more is revulsion at the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. (Incidentally, if the war in Afghanistan is because of an attack on New York, then why aren't the Irish Republic's own Armed Forces fighting it? This has nothing ...

The head of the armed forces today gave a clear warning to ministers that troops should not be transferred from Iraq to Afghanistan when Britain's military commitment there is scaled down next year.

The head of the armed forces gave a clear warning to ministers yesterday that troops should not be transferred from Iraq to Afghanistan when Britain's military commitment there is scaled down next year.

Top Story The United States is aiming to send 20,000 to 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan before this summer, according to Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Three thousand will be sent next month. Most of the troops will be sent to bolster struggling European forces in Southern Afghanistan. Though he stressed that progress had been made by the troops already there,...

Ann Marlowe, who has just completed her 10th embed with U.S. forces in Afghanistan, has a commentary at the Wall Street Journal claiming that Afghanistan doesn't need a surge of troops. Afghanistan needs many things, but two more brigades of U.S. troops are not among them. Barack Obama said: “We need more troops, more helicopters, better intelligence-gathering