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New British Ministers Arrive in Afghanistan
Date: 5/22/2010 7:17:39 AM Sender: Voice of America
New British Ministers Arrive in Afghanistan


Three ministers from Britain＇s new government have arrived in Afghanistan.

Foreign Secretary William Hague, Defense Secretary Liam Fox and International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell arrived in Kabul Saturday morning.

They are scheduled to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, as well as visit British troops, and see a British-funded development project.

Foreign Secretary Hague described Afghanistan as Britain＇s "most urgent priority."  

Defense Secretary Fox said he wanted to see the military situation on the ground and meet senior military commanders.  

More than 280 British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001.

Britain has nearly 10,000 troops in the South Asian country to help fight the Taliban insurgency.

The British contingent is part of a U.S.-dominated international force that is expected to grow to around 140,000 at its height in a few weeks.

Over the years, public support for the war has fallen in Britain.  Foreign Secretary Hague has said British troops will stay in Afghanistan only until Afghans can provide their own security.



Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.

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