Nederland en Afghanistan 51

De Guardian bericht: 'MPs warn on troop deployment. British troops preparing to be deployed in southern Afghanistan face serious problems including a "fundamental tension" between promoting stability and fighting the opium trade, a cross-party committee of MPs warns today.
It also expresses concern about the treatment of any detainees handed over to the Afghans by British forces, and the prospect of a lack of air cover to protect troops on the ground. From next month more than 3,000 British soldiers will be based in Helmand province for a potentially dangerous mission maintaining security, training the Afghan army, and countering narcotics. ' Lees verder: http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,,1747946,00.html