LONDON, July 14, SPA -- Britain is sending an additional 140 troops to Afghanistan to bolster the war effort there. The Ministry of Defense says the soldiers will betransferred from a British base in Cyprus to the war zone. The troops will join more than 9,000 British soldiersalready in Afghanistan as an offensive against Talibanpositions in Helmand Province continues. They are beingdeployed as the remains of eight soldiers killed in recentfighting are flown back to England on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported. British forces have suffered 184 casualties since fightingbegan in 2001, including 15 so far this month.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/684281