Figures released by the MOD show the total of those wounded in action in Afghanistan rose sharply after the start of Operation Panther's Claw in June, with 46 such casualties that month, 94 in July and 59 in August.

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The entire operation has been conducted under strict secrecy by Cdr John du Rose, operational head of London's CID, after 18 months of investigations.

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