UK min. on surprise visit to Afghanistan

March 29th, 2012

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During the visit, Hammond met with Helmand’s provincial governor Gulab Mangal and said the British government would continue supporting Afghan security forces in giving training after 2014 when the US-led forces are said to leave Afghanistan.

“We have a long-term commitment to the Afghan people. We will help to finance the Afghan national security forces for many years after 2014,” the visiting British defense secretary told reporters after the meeting on Wednesday.

Last Monday, two British soldiers were gunned down by an Afghan soldier in front of the main gate of a US-run base in Lashkar Gah in a so-called “green on blue” attack.

According to official figures released by the website icasualties.org, a total of 407 British soldiers have lost their lives in war-battered Afghanistan since the US-led invasion of the country in 2001.

Britain reportedly has around 9,500 military servicemen in Afghanistan, with the majority of them in Helmand province, making it the second largest force in the country after the United States.

The British government has been under pressure to detail its withdrawal strategy, but has refused to set out its plans until the United States makes a decision.

AZA/MN/GHN