Nato should not 'rush for the exits' from Afghanistan, says British commander

Guardian Tuesday 24th April, 2012

Afghanistan has warned against "rushing for the exits".Brigadier Patrick Sanders, commander of 20th Armoured Brigade, painted an encouraging picture of central Helmand province, the base for Britain's 9,500 troops still in Afghanistan. He said local forces were increasingly taking over responsibility for security, there were fewer attacks by the

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