Taliban ‘energised’ by British troops’ presence
The Defence Secretary, Des Browne, has said that the presence of British forces in Afghanistan has “energised” the Taliban.
He made the comment after it emerged that reinforcements would be added to the current deployment of 3,300 soldiers in the southern Helmand province.
In an interview with the Guardian, he said: “It is certainly the case that the very act of deployment into the south has energised opposition, and the scale of that opposition and the nature of that opposition became apparent when we were deploying.”
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