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Karzai discusses Afghan strategy with Brown

Afghan president Hamid Karzai is meeting Gordon Brown in Downing Street for talks on his country’s future today. There are sustained rumours Mr Karzai will update the prime minister on coalition efforts to negotiate an end to fighting with the Taliban. More certain will be discussions about US military raids across the border into Pakistan’s… Read more »

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John Hutton visits troops in Afghanistan
Afghanistan ‘defining conflict’ of the century

Afghanistan may be the defining conflict of the 21st century, defence secretary John Hutton has said. In his first major speech since taking over from Des Browne last month, Mr Hutton argued Britain’s continuing involvement in the country “was and remains in our national interest”. He said the “repugnant” Taliban would have regained control in… Read more »