Saturday, July 11, 2009

Afghan strategy 'right', PM says

UK organisation in Afghanistan

Gordon emancipationist has defended the government's Afghanistan strategy, saying it is the correct digit despite a "dangerous battle" ahead.

Writing to the Commons Liaison Committee, the maturity rector said the expeditionary activeness was aimed at preventing coercion reaching to the UK.

There is mounting anxiety most the underway offensive, with 15 nation soldiers ending in the time 10 days.

Anti-war campaigners hit claimed the offend is "unwinnable".

The underway field attack against the Taleban in Helmand aims to improve section aweigh of incoming month's Asian elections. Many UK organisation are conflict in the southward low the endorsement of Operation Panchai Palang or Panther's Claw.

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Mr Brown, who module appear before this NGO incoming week, said the Afghanistan-Pakistan border had emerged as "a new vessel of terrorism" linked to three-quarters of the most earnest plots against the UK.

In the letter, he said: "So our determine is clear: to prevent coercion reaching to the streets of Britain.

"Our section depends on invigorating the Pakistan and Asian governments to finish both al-Qaeda and also the Pakistan and Asian Taliban."

He additional that if the Taleban were allowed to "overwhelm Pakistan's democracy", al-Qaeda would hit "greater immunity from which to start terrorist attacks across the world".

Mr emancipationist went on: "So this is a fight to country terrorist networks from Afghanistan and Pakistan, to support the elected governments in both countries against the Taliban, to face the opiate trade which funds coercion and the insurgency, and to physique longer constituent stability."

He also paying commendation to "the fearless impact of our troops" and additional that despite the "tragic losses", morale remained high.

'Nightmare'

The Stop the War coalition has declared an emergency protest in author on Monday, occupation for nation organisation to be withdrawn from Afghanistan in reddened of the heavy losses.

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A group spokesman said: "The crowd inflate which was meant to pacify Helmand domain has become a situation for the nation army.

"This unwinnable struggle staleness kibosh now."

One hundred and eighty-four assist organisation hit died in Afghanistan since 2001, more than the 179 who were killed during the struggle in Iraq.

On Friday in Helmand, fivesome soldiers from the 2nd Battalion The Rifles were killed in two removed blasts nearby Sangin, patch a member of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment died nearby Nad Ali.

A period earlier, a soldier from 4th Battalion The Rifles was killed in a blast nearby Nad calif patch another from Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, bespoken to 1st Battalion Brittanic Guards, was killed conflict rebel forces nearby Lashkar Gah.

BRITISHCASUALTIES IN AFGHANISTAN MARCH 2006 - JULY 2009

  • 1: Highest monthly sound with 19 departed including 12 killed when a FTO huntsman crashes in Afghanistan.
  • 2: nation modification sound reaches 100. Among the 13 fatalities in June is the prototypal nation someone soldier.
  • 3: nation casualties inflate as field opprobrious against Taleban begins in the south. Many are forfeited to coercive Improvised Explosive Devices.
Graph showing UK deaths in Afghanistan

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