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Prince Harry will be treated like any other soldier and is proud to serve, palace spokesman says. Hos presence in Afghanistan is expected to boost the moral of the servicemen & women. “He will be in a difficult and demanding job,” a commander at Camp Bastion says. Deployment Prince Harry arrived in Afghanistan on Friday […]
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown reiterated the UK’s commitment to the war in Afghanistan during a surprise visit to the country and warned that a "crucible of terrorism" existed in the Taliban-dominated border region with Pakistan. Brown held talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Monday after earlier visiting British troops fighting as part of the NATO-led international coalition in Helmand province. Brown said the UK’s 8,300-strong troop deployment would be temporarily raised to 9,000 during Afghan elections due to be held in August.
The Obama administration will ask Congress for another $83.4 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through the end of September, Democratic congressional sources said Thursday.