Our troops have paid the blood price for free elections in Afghanistan. We fatally undermine our standing if we rubber stamp cor
An excellent comment by WILLIAM HAGUE - Shadow Foreign Minister (Tory)Britain, the U.S. and other Nato allies provided security so that the election could take place. Britain increased its troops in Afghanistan specifically to help ensure that Afghan people could cast their votes fearlessly.
For this, our troops have paid a price in blood.
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British forces are in Afghanistan to ensure it does not again become a launch-pad for terrorist attacks on the rest of the world.
They are not there to dictate Afghanistan’s internal affairs, but the legitimacy of these elections matters. ‘
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