British troops could be in Afghanistan for decades: minister
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British troops could be in Afghanistan for decades, the country's Defence Secretary Des Browne said in comments published Sunday.
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Britain has warned that the credibility of NATO is at stake in Afghanistan after it was surprised by the strength of resisitance from the Taliban, the country's hardline former rulers.
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More than 1,000 extra British troops are to be sent to  Afghanistan by the government, the BBC learns.
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Troops from Prince Harry's army regiment will be deployed to Afghanistan in October, the defense minister said Thursday, without confirming whether the youngest son of Princess Diana will be among them.
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Afghanistan could degenerate into a "failed state" if NATO were to pull out troops and abandon efforts to stabilize the country, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Monday.
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Britain is to announce that it will send up to 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, according to media reports Friday, sparking claims that it is being forced to take up the slack from its NATO allies.
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Britain&#039;s Defence Secretary Des Browne said he was considering &amp;quot;as a matter of urgency&amp;quot; whether to send additional troops to Afghanistan, where six British soldiers have died in the last month.
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As the MoD names 14 troops killed in Afghanistan,  one minister denies the UK's aircraft are too old.
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The war in Afghanistan remains &quot;winnable&quot; and Britain must &quot;stay the course&quot; there, the former head of the British Army said.
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Top British generals are asking the government for more planes and helicopters to be sent to help Britain&#039;s troops in restive Afghanistan, a newspaper reported.
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Defence and foreign ministers arrive in Edinburgh to discuss the future of Afghanistan.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has  pledged to give British troops in Afghanistan whatever  equipment they need in their "very, very tough" fight against  the Taliban.
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A compelling new exhibit explores the experience of British troops in Afghanistan
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BERLIN: The German government will ask parliament to extend a peacekeeping mission of 2,100 soldiers in Afghanistan for another year but expects to keep troops in the country much longer than that.
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The government is set to announce that more British troops are to be sent to Afghanistan, the BBC learns.
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Tony Blair has taken a swipe at critics of the British military mission in Afghanistan, five years on from the start of operations to oust the Taliban regime from power there.
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A further deployment of British troops to Afghanistan is to be ordered by the government, the BBC learns.