If they say no to the base then I'll go with the Afghans the minute they leave the base and go on patrol.

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They are mostly men in their twenties and thirties, some dressed in their British military uniforms waiting to go out on patrol.

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Do you say to that officer, 'Your priority is to get that work done' and they are not able to go out on patrol the Friday or Saturday night so you're down a person?

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He told us right up front that he felt he was just too old and too nervous to go out on patrol and that, because of his nerves, we couldn't depend on him if we got in a tight spot.

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They are not sure who on that police force might tell if they spread the word about where a patrol was going to go.

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