Beleagured and increasingly desperate UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown (pictured above, with US President Barack Obama) yesterday insisted that the UK is winning the war in Afghanistan despite the recent tragic deaths of British soldiers. The PM claimed troop morale remains high despite the deaths of 8 soldiers in the space of 24 hours. He acknowledged the “tragic loss”, but said current operations against the Taliban were succeeding. The British death toll in Afghanistan since combat began in 200