Nato 'must play greater part in war on Taleban' -British minister in Kabul

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Nato 'must play greater part in war on Taleban'
By Michael Evans, Defence Editor and Ned Parker in Baghdad

BRITAIN has called on its fellow Nato members to contribute more troops and military equipment to help in the war against the Taleban in Afghanistan after some of the darkest days for British troops in the region.

One soldier was killed by a suicide bomber in Kabul yesterday and two were killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb. The deaths follow the loss of all 14 servicemen on board a Nimrod MR2 on Saturday, bringing the total loss of life in recent days to 17.

Kim Howells, a Foreign Office Minister, visiting Kabul, said that Britain was doing “more than its share of what is required in Afghanistan”.

Dr Howells said that British commanders in Afghanistan were confident that they had sufficient resources but he added: “The job could be done much more quickly and, I think, much more safely, if all of the Nato members involved in this are pulling their weight.”

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