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Uploaded by on Jan 12, 2010

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*British Prime Minister Gordon Brown spent the night among troops in Afghanistan, the first time he has stayed overnight in the war-torn nation. Brown flew in and slept at military quarters at the Kandahar air base, a spokesman in his office said. Brown talked with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who flew to Kandahar. Brown also met with troops, was debriefed by army leaders, and inspected new military equipment. The United Kingdom has the largest contingent in Afghanistan after the United States. The figure for British troops does not include special forces. Brown has declined to say exactly how many of those were there, but indicated it is more than 500.


ニュースアニメ「英首相がアフガン訪問 治安悪化の南部に宿泊」

アフガニスタン大統領府によると、ブラウン英首相は、事前の予告なしにアフガニスタン南部カンダハルを訪問、国際治安支援部隊(ISAF)の基地に宿泊し、同基地でカルザ­イ大統領と会談した。治安情勢などについて議論したとみられる。ロイター通信によると、ブラウン氏は首相就任後、アフガンを訪問したことはあるが、滞在は1日だけだった。­今回、反政府武装勢力タリバンの勢力が強い南部に宿泊することで、駐留英兵の死者数が2001年の駐留開始以来最多となる中、部隊を鼓舞する考えがあったとみられる。ブラ­ウン政権は、現在の駐留英兵約9千人に加え、オバマ米政権のアフガン新戦略に呼応して500人の増派を決めている。

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