Monday, October 26, 2009

Demo in London, England Demand Pull Troops from Afghanistan

At noon Saturday (24/10) yesterday, more than a thousand people from various elements held a demonstration in the main streets of the capital of the United Kingdom, London. In this action, the demonstrators called for the government to immediately pull troops from Afghanistan who had occupied since 2001 earlier.

Participate took part in the demonstration that the former minister Tony Ben several British MPs, Germany, and some political activists, parties, humanitarian, and other organizations from several European countries.

Not only that, the veterans, some family members and former soldiers who had assigned troops in Afghanistan also took part in the action. Even more interesting, the action was organized by a British humanitarian organization working with the British Muslim Initiative.

In a poll held in England, obtained when 68% of the general opinion of the British people want the withdrawal of their troops from Afghanistan.

Since the occupation of Afghanistan led by the United States eight years ago, in which England participated in it, recorded more than 220 British soldiers who died.

British Armed Forces Commander, General Sir David Richard, said if the majority of British people have lost their trust in the British soldiers stationed in Afghanistan and menuntur them to pull away. At the same time, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown just threw the plan to increase troops on Afghan soil was. (L2/jzr)

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