Britain's Queen Elizabeth II paid tribute to the country's troops fighting in Afghanistan in her annual Christmas speech broadcast Friday, praising their work while expressing her sadness at the casualties.
The queen's message came at the end of a year in which 106 British soldiers were killed in the troubled Central Asian country. 2009 has been the bloodiest year for the British military since the war started nine years ago, and public support for the U.S.-led campaign has waned as the death toll mounts in the fight against Taliban militants.
"I am sure that we have all been affected by events in Afghanistan and saddened by the casualties suffered by …
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