Four years after the withdrawal of British forces from Afghanistan, the former head of the Army has told BFBS Forces News that Britain's longest war was marred by political and strategic failures that still leave him "angry."

General Sir Patrick Sanders, who led British troops in Helmand, said as a young officer, he endured what he calls "very, very searing operational tours" in Iraq but was left frustrated by the disorganised and unresolved nature of Operation Pitting.

As Chief of the General Staff from 2022 to 2024, he led an Army still reeling from the legacy of defeat in Afghanistan.

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