Afghan resources sufficient - Brown
Updated on 13 July 2009
Gordon Brown has insisted British troops have the resources and equipment needed to take on the Taliban and paid tribute to eight soldiers killed in 24 hours last week.
The Prime Minister acknowledged the last few weeks had been "a sad and difficult time" for Britain, but said it was right to persist with the effort to prevent al Qaida from using Afghanistan as a base for worldwide terror.
Funding for Afghanistan from Treasury reserves has grown from £700 million to more than £3 billion since 2006, while helicopter capacity has increased by 84%, he said.
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