UK troops fighting British Muslims in Afghanistan

THE British Army is facing increasing numbers of British Muslims fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Senior officers claim they are engaged in a "surreal mini civil war", having to face fighters from the West Midlands and Yorkshire.

Dozens of British-born Muslims, mainly of Pakistani and Somali origin, are believed to have travelled to the country to wage holy war against British troops in Helmand province and other parts of southern Afghanistan, according to intelligence reports.

Interceptions of Taliban communications have revealed "seemingly committed jihadists" speaking with "West Midlands accents".

MI5 has estimated that up to 4,000 British Muslims travelled to Pakistan and, before the fall of the Taliban, to Afghanistan for military training.

Recent ground and air surveillance has shown increasing numbers of "British voices" in the front line.

A senior military source said: "We have been hearing a lot more Punjabi Urdu and Kashmiri Urdu rather than just Pushtu, so there appears to (...)