In an interview this week in Helmand General Sir Richard Dannatt, the outgoing head of the army, noted that he was flying in an American helicopter because a British one was not available.

• 将要退役的赫尔曼德丹纳特将军在本星期的一次接受媒体采访中提出：他驾驶了一架美军直升机，因为英军一架也无法获得。