"General Disgraced and Sent Home from Afghanistan for Champagne Indulgence"

Maj Gen Charlie Herbert OBE, a senior UK military figure in Afghanistan, was sent home early after drinking champagne with colleagues, in breach of a US rule on alcohol consumption. Complaints about his alleged inappropriate language and behavior, throwing parties at the British embassy, and drinking openly with Afghan colleagues were investigated but found to be unproven and vexatious, except for the champagne incident. After retiring from the Army, he became an outspoken commentator on military affairs.