British combat role in Afghanistan 'could be over in three years' - guardian

British troops could end their combat role in Afghanistan even sooner than the five years the government has suggested, the UK's top diplomat in the country said today.

He was speaking at a meeting in London organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, at which a Foreign Office minister, Alistair Burt, emphasised the government's commitment to ending the combat role of British troops in Helmand at the latest by 2015, the date Britain's next general election is due. .... - British combat role in Afghanistan 'could be over in three years'

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