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Europeans must be prepared for losses in Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell says

Brussels, 20/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - With the International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan about to replace coalition forces in the south of the country on 31 July, the EU Special Representative for Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell, has said that public opinion must be prepared for losses on the ground. This year will be particularly difficult given the handover of powers between the coalition forces and those of the ISAF, he predicted. At present, 3,000 British troops...