Afghanistan: Malcolm Bruce on UK troops helping women

Name: Afghanistan: Malcolm Bruce on UK troops helping women
Uploaded: 2012-10-25T14:45:03.000Z
Duration: 3 min 53 s
Description: British troops have made "real progress" but are unlikely to leave a viable state in Afghanistan by their planned departure date of 2014, said the Commons' international development select committee chairman.

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British troops have made "real progress" but are unlikely to leave a viable state in Afghanistan by their planned departure date of 2014, said the Commons' international development select committee chairman.

Liberal Democrat Malcolm Bruce said there had been "really significant progress for the people in Afghanistan, particularly for women".

But he said the UK would have to target what it could do and be "realistic about what we can achieve".

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UK Politics

25 October 2012