WARSAW (AFP) - A Polish army general who criticised Polands defence ministry over refusing to purchase what he termed essential equipment for Polish troops in Afghanistan, resigned on Thursday. Im quitting the army because I have no other choice as a soldier, General Waldemar Skrzypczak, 53, said in Warsaw. I havent changed my opinion, everything Ive said was true, Ambrozinski added. Skrzypczak attacked senior defence ministry officials after insurgents killed Polish army captain Daniel Ambrozinski in an ambush in the central Afghan province of Ghazni on August 10. On Monday, the general told the Dziennik daily newspaper that defence ministry officials knew war only from the movies and could dictate to the military which weapons should be used in combat. It is shameful that we havent given soldiers needed equipment, he said. Weve been fighting for equipment for over two years, but no one is listening to commanders. Were asking for arms but everything is drowning in procedures. Polands Defence Minister Bogdan Klich said Skrzypczaks comments were unacceptable and criticised him for questioning civilian control over the army. But Polands Prime Minister Donald Tusk, during a visit to Afghanistan Saturday, said there was no doubt the Polish troops there needed better equipment. Poland has lost 10 soldiers in Afghanistan. It currently has a 2,000-strong contingent there, part of the 65,000-strong NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).