Friday, October 03, 2014

British PM Cameron arrives in Afghanistan to meet unity government --- (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Friday to meet with the new unity government, the first major Western leader to visit since an election stalemate was resolved, easing threats of armed conflict. -- Cameron's motorcade arrived at the presidential palace in Kabul early on Friday and he was seen entering the compound for meetings. -- His visit comes four days after new President Ashraf Ghani was sworn into office after months of political turmoil following disputed elections. --- Behind the United States, Britain has been the second-largest contributor to the international military coalition that has been in Afghanistan since the 2001 U.S.-led intervention to topple the Taliban's radical Islamist regime in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. - More, http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/03/us-afghanistan-cameron-idUSKCN0HS07D20141003

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