Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 19, 2012

David Cameron: Taliban Could Be Waiting For British Troops To Leave Before Trying To Take Afghanistan -- The Telegraph

David Cameron has admitted the Taliban may simply be "waiting it out" for British troops to leave before trying to regain control of Afghanistan.

The Prime Minister warned the rebels they should not expect an easy victory when foreign forces leave in 2014, after a decade of fighting and the deaths of 422 British soldiers.

Mr Cameron was speaking in Kabul ahead of a historic three-way meeting with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan to encourage them to fight "Talibanisation" in both nations.


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