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Proceeding contribution from Ann Winterton (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 14 January 2010. It occurred during Topical debate on Afghanistan.


Afghanistan

The points that have just been made are valid. We are currently in a delicate situation in Afghanistan, bearing in mind that when the Soviet regime left there was a civil war between the Pashtuns and the anti-Pashtun, Tajik-led forces. That is related to the ethnic tribal mix that my hon. Friend the Member for Braintree (Mr. Newmark) mentioned, which does not appear to be recognised adequately in the deliberations of the various organisations and countries involved in Afghanistan.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
503 c889-90 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Casualties Peacekeeping operations Pakistan Terrorism United Nations Afghanistan NATO Taliban
Link
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