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Visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul today. The two leaders signed an agreement to build a defence officers' academy in Afghanistan on the lines of Sandharst academy. Prime Minister Cameron has said that the agreement was a part of Britain's continuing commitment to development aid to Afghanistan beyond 2014, when all combat troops of the international forces leave the country.
British Prime Minister arrived on an unscheduled visit to Afghanistan yesterday. He flew to Camp Bastion, the UK’s largest Afghan base in southern Helmand province and met with the British soldiers posted there. Mr Cameron also visited frontline troops at the Shawqat base in Nad-e-Ali district and saw a provincial reconstruction team in Lashkar Gah. Provincial reconstruction team is a unit consisting of military officers, diplomats, and experts, working to support reconstruction efforts in the area.
During a meeting with British and Afghan officials Mr. Cameron said Britain will reduce its troop numbers further next year as the Afghan troops take a bigger role. Britain has around 9,500 troops in Afghanistan, making it the second-largest contributor to the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force after the United States.
Meanwhile Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has also arrived in Kabul. He is likely to meet the British Prime Minister and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
British Prime Minister arrived on an unscheduled visit to Afghanistan yesterday. He flew to Camp Bastion, the UK’s largest Afghan base in southern Helmand province and met with the British soldiers posted there. Mr Cameron also visited frontline troops at the Shawqat base in Nad-e-Ali district and saw a provincial reconstruction team in Lashkar Gah. Provincial reconstruction team is a unit consisting of military officers, diplomats, and experts, working to support reconstruction efforts in the area.
During a meeting with British and Afghan officials Mr. Cameron said Britain will reduce its troop numbers further next year as the Afghan troops take a bigger role. Britain has around 9,500 troops in Afghanistan, making it the second-largest contributor to the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force after the United States.
Meanwhile Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has also arrived in Kabul. He is likely to meet the British Prime Minister and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Labels: Afganisthan, NATO, UK
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