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Afghanistan

My Lords, perhaps I may bring up the question of co-operation with Pakistan. The town that was mentioned was freed some months ago. The Taliban ran back across the border to their hideout in Pakistan and then they came back, and they will do the same again. It appears to me that, until we get military co-operation with Pakistan’s forces, any battles that are won will be negative as long as the Taliban have a safe place to go and come back from.