Britain must stay in Afghanistan for decades: envoy
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Britain needs to maintain a significant  presence in Afghanistan for several decades to help fight  terrorism and pull the country out of poverty, London&#39;s  ambassador to Kabul said on Wednesday.
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London - Britain has withdrawn its ambassador to Uzbekistan after he made renewed allegations about the use of information obtained under torture in the country, which lies to the north of Afghanistan.
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Territory in Afghanistan taken in battle by British troops may have to be retaken, the Nato commander warns.
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A major UK presence in Afghanistan will need to last three decades, says the new ambassador.
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Britain will stay the course in Afghanistan and Iraq despite the deaths of four British soldiers in insurgent attacks in the two countries, Defense Secretary Des Browne vowed.
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A senior British diplomat defends Nato's operation in Afghanistan, saying the overall strategy is working.
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Britain is battling to prevent &quot;iconic&quot; conflicts around the world from attracting people to become terrorists, a top official has said.
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Britain plans to send 1,000 more troops to Afghanistan, bolstering the 5,000 it already has there, British lawmakers said Friday.
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Britain joined the United States&#39; invasion to oust the Taliban in 2001 because it feared America would &quot;nuke&quot; Afghanistan, the former British ambassador to Washington reportedly told a television documentary to be screened Saturday.
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Nato must commit more troops and aid to Afghanistan if it is to establish a viable democracy, British MPs say.
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The chief of the British Army has defended the military operation in Afghanistan after it was reported that soldiers there were being stretched to &quot;the brink of exhaustion&quot; by the Taliban.
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Territory in Afghanistan taken in battles by British troops may have to be retaken, the Nato commander warns.
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Britain may increase the number of troops it has in Afghanistan, according to a Nato spokesman.
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Britain said on Thursday its troops will  stay in Iraq for as long as required by the Iraqi authorities,  denying a newspaper report that it was urging Washington to  give a provisional timetable for a pull-out.
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The retiring U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, in a farewell assessment, said Thursday he did not know how long U.S. troops ought to remain in the South Asian country.
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International forces should expect to stay in Afghanistan for "10 to 20 years," according to a Canadian commander who helped lead foreign troops in Kabul until February.
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Government officials urged parliament Thursday to keep Germany's 3,000 troops and six reconnaissance jets in Afghanistan for another year, saying a pullout now would endanger progress made since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001.