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reasons why we are there, how the deployment has increased and decreased over the years and how the war has effected the rest of the country, debt, loss of jobs and how the public perception has changed throughout the years.
British Armed forces have sent many soldiers to Afghanistan, but the deployment levels have changed throughout the years, in 2001, around 10,000 soldiers were deployed every six/seven months, the deployment numbers are now down to 9,500 as Britain is looking to cut deficits while still remain a strong presence in Afghanistan, in total 71,560.
Due to the Government cuts, the Armed forces is the main area to get the cuts as they require the most income for equipment, personnel etc. The Government are looking to cut Army expenditure by 750m within a year and a further 3.2BN over a 10year period, there will be cuts in;
a cut of 7,000 personnel by the year 2015 Army presence in Germany will end in 2020 The number of challenger 2 tanks will be cut by 40% , down to 200. Heavy artillery cut by 35%