British PM Cameron Bows To Generals' Demands For A Slower Afghan Pull Out

Battle: Mr Cameron, pictured alongside General Sir David Richards, second right, has chosen to make only a 'modest' cut to the numbers of troops in Afghanistan

Cameron Agrees To Slower Afghanistan Pull Out After Bowing To Generals' Demands -- Daily Mail

Defence chiefs have won a crunch battle over troop numbers in Afghanistan after David Cameron agreed to make only a ‘modest’ cut before the end of next year.

On his visit to Afghanistan yesterday, the Prime Minister made clear that British frontline troops will be gone by the end of 2014.

But he bowed to demands from generals not to reduce dramatically the 9,500 ground forces battling the Taliban before the end of next year’s summer fighting season.

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My Comment: This is a major reversal, and one that I am sure will make Washington and Kabul heave a sigh of relief.