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Brown professes commitment to Afghanistan
PM: Other nations must ‘share burden’ in Afghanistan

The prime minister today called on other Nato countries to show greater commitment to Afghanistan. He said the UK was committed to “long-term success” in Afghanistan but urged greater “burden sharing” in rebuilding the country. In a Downing Street press conference, Gordon Brown said the international community must share the “long-term burden” of making Afghanistan… Read more »

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MPs call for more troops and aid
Nato ‘underestimating’ Afghan challenge

Nato must commit more troops and aid to Afghanistan or its mission may fail, MPs have warned. The Commons defence committee said Afghanistan needed more support to develop into a stable democracy. It raised serious concerns other Nato countries are not fully contributing to the conflict and warned failure in Afghanistan could undermine the very… Read more »