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UK general warns of loosing Afghan war

Source: Press TV
Kabul : Afghanistan | about 1 month ago  
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  • Britain's PM Brown poses with the Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan General McChrystal before their meeting in London
    Britain's PM Brown poses with the Commander of U.S. Forces in ...
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Speaking to the Sunday Telegraph, the British army commander warned of the "terrifying prospect" of defeat for international forces in Afghanistan, and pleaded for a troop surge in the country. "If al-Qaeda and the Taliban believe they have defeated us; what next?
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