Cameron says UK strategy 'on track' in Afghanistan (Guardian)
As Hamid Karzai visits London, PM points to 'real progress' towards full
handover of security role to Afghan forces
The UK government is on track to deliver on its strategy in Afghanistan and
remains "cautiously optimistic" about the progress made, David Cameron has
said.
The prime minister met the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, in Downing Street
to "take stock" and to discuss three priorities for the year: capitalising on
the momentum created in the military campaign, the continuing to bolster the
Afghan security forces, and beginning the process of transferring
responsibility for security into Afghan hands.
Flanked by Karzai at a press conference, Cameron said the "cautiously
optimistic" assessment he made on his last visit to British bases in
Afghanistan, in December, was unchanged. "Real progress is being made every
single day, with our support," he said.
While real challenges remained, Afghan forces were increasingly successful and
would begin to take the lead in security matters this year. There would be no
UK forces in combat roles in Afghanistan by 2015, Cameron said.
"Taken together with the tangible inroads British troops are making in taking
on the insurgency, including in its former heartlands in Helmand province,
where British forces ...
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