President Karzai and PM David Cameron agree to strenghten ties

Date: Nov 13, 2008
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July 4th, 2011

The British Prime Minister visited Afghanistan on 4th July 2011 in which he stated that the withrawal of the British troops from Afghanistan would be a gradual process. He emphasised that war in Afghanistan has entered a new phase and this is the reason for the withrawal of a segment of British troops from Afghanistan. He mentioned that the withrawal of the troops at the initial stage would not be substantial. He stated that major changes on this matter will not be implemented untill next year. According to reports some of 400 soldiers will return while 9500 will stay. PM then met Presiden Karzai in Kabul in which they discussed a framewok for deepening relations between the two countries. Both leaders emphasised on long term cultural, economic and military co-operations.