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Proceeding contribution from Lord Stoddart of Swindon (Independent Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 26 February 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Afghanistan: UK Forces.


Afghanistan: UK Forces

My Lords, the noble Lord said that he did not know how long we were going to be in Afghanistan to do the job that we think we are doing there. Does that mean that there is a complete open-ended commitment to stay in Afghanistan and occupy Afghanistan for so long as the Afghan Government themselves cannot control their own country and their own borders? If so, how many troops will eventually be involved, and what cost will there be to the British taxpayer?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
689 c1390 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Peacekeeping operations Security Afghanistan NATO Taliban
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk