all UK troops by the end of 2014
David Cameron has announced that 400 British troops will withdraw from
Afghanistan this year in the first stage of his plan to remove all UK combat
troops by the end of 2014.
The move, given greater urgency by the killing of Osama bin Laden, had been
initially resisted by defence chiefs. Cameron made the announcement to MPs on
Tuesday in advance of President Obama's state visit to the UK next week.
Speaking to the liaison committee of MPs, Cameron also pledged to bring in a
legally binding target for spending on overseas aid, despite objections by the
defence secretary, Liam Fox.
He said legislation would be tabled in the current parliament to increase aid
to 0.7% of gross national income by 2013, adding that it was in the UK's
interest to honour the commitment made in the coalition agreement with the
Liberal Democrats. "I profoundly think it is the right thing to do because we
have duty to the poorest in our world even at times of hardship at home," he
said.
Cameron denied reports that ...
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