UK Troops Banned From Wearing 'Taliban Hunting Club' Badges

British troops in Afghanistan have been banned from wearing skull-and-crossbones badges on their uniforms that declare 'Death To The Taliban'.
The unofficial stick-on badges proclaim membership of a 'Taliban Hunting Club'.
The senior Army officers visiting Afghanistan's Helmand province, however, ordered them to be removed because they are deemed 'politically insensitive' the Daily Mail reports.
Commanders were said to be particularly worried about the repercussions if any of the estimated 600 soldiers wearing one the badges accidentally shot a civilian in the heat of battle.
Ministry of Defense lawyers are understood to have expressed concern that any soldier wearing one of the badges who might later become embroiled in a legal case after killing an innocent Afghan would be viewed as 'maverick'.
One of the banned emblems features a crude pirate-style skull and crossbones and a Death To The Taliban slogan, while another has a more intricate design of a skull with crossed rifles behind it and the motto Taliban Hunting Club.
According to the paper, the badges have become collectors' items and are now being sold by British troops to other NATO soldiers, despite the ban.