Afghan fight is long term; WORLDTODAY.
THE new head of the Army is warning that Britain's mission in
Afghanistan could last for up to 40 years.
General Sir David Richards David Richards may refer to: - David Richards (racing), chairman of Prodrive and the former Team Principal of the BAR Formula One auto racing team
- David Richards (record producer), producer of records by Queen and David Bowie
, who becomes Chief of the General Staff
later this month, said in a newspaper interview: "I believe that
the UK will be committed to Afghanistan in some manner development,
governance Governance makes decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists either of a separate process or of a specific part of management or leadership processes. Sometimes people set up a government to administer these processes and systems. , security sector reform - for the next 30 to 40 years."
His comments came as the Ministry of Defence announced three Paras Paras may refer to: - Paras, Crown Prince of Nepal
- "The Paras", a nickname of the Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom), an elite regiment of the British Army
- "The Paras" is a nickname given to the Parachute Regiment (India) of the Indian Army which include the Special
died when their armoured vehicle came under attack in Helmand on
Thursday. They are expected to be named today.
Meanwhile, General Richards played down the issue of equipment
shortages. In contrast with the man he will be replacing, he said he
would not be presenting the Government with a "shopping list"
of kit.
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