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'We'll be in Afghanistan for another five years,' warns head of the armed forces

shadow foreign secretary William Hague

British forces face up to five years in Afghanistan because the Afghan forces are not ready to take over responsibility for security themselves, the head of the armed forces warned today. Full Article at Daily Mail - UK

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