British troops were 'supplied with defective ammunition'
23.11.06
The Ministry of Defence has admitted supplying defective ammunition to soldiers in Afghanistan.
The Daily Telegraph reports today that a platoon from the 3Bn The Parachute Regiment refused to go on patrol until the problem was resolved.
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The MoD has confirmed British troops were forced to borrow ammunition off American and Canadian troops as they battled the Taliban.
The Telegraph reports the batch is believed to have come from the Czech Republic or Pakistan, where a round costs 60 US cents, compared to 1.50 US dollars for British, Canadian or American ammunition.
