UK troops to remain in Afghanistan ‘for five years’

BBC – Britain will be “militarily engaged” in Afghanistan for a further five years, the head of the Army has said. General Sir David Richards told the Daily Telegraph, while on a visit to Helmand, that he expected the military conflict to “trail off in 2011″. But British troops will continue in training and support roles, he said. Read article

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