More troops set for Afghanistan

Britain could send more troops to Afghanistan as force levels in Iraq are cut next year, the head of the armed forces has said.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, the Chief of the Defence Staff, said the pressure of maintaining forces in two theatres over a prolonged period meant it could not simply be a "one-for-one transfer".

But at the same time, he said the need for the forces to recuperate did not mean Britain "couldn't or shouldn't" do more in Afghanistan if it judged it to be necessary.

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