Hammond Says Some U.K. Troops to Stay in Afghanistan Into 2015
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Defense Secretary Philip Hammond said British troops will remain in Afghanistan for longer than previously planned in order to ensure a smooth handover to Afghan security forces.
Forces deploying to the country this October will serve an eight-month tour of duty before coming home, rather than six months, as they had previously been asked to do, Hammond said in a statement to Parliament in London today.