Nato Chief Warns Allies Success Is Vital in Battle Against Taliban ; Walking Away Would Give Free Run to Al-Qaeda

Western Mail (July 21, 2009)

Author: Gavin Cordon

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NATO cannot afford to walk away from Afghanistan however dangerous or expensive the campaign becomes, the alliance's secretary general warned last night.

Jaap De Hoop Scheffer, who stands down next week after five years at the helm of Nato, said that failure in Afghanistan would give a "free run" for al-Qaeda's global terrorist ambitions.

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Nato Chief Warns Allies Success Is Vital in Battle Against Taliban ; Walking Away Would Give Free Run to Al-Qaeda

Earlier, the Ministry of Defence named Corporal Joseph Etchells of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, as the soldier killed on Sunday in an explos...

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