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‘No One Can Doubt’ U.K.’s Afghanistan Commitment

‘No One Can Doubt’ U.K.’s Afghanistan Commitment

Editor's Note: The following is a letter to the World Politics Review editor from Simon Shercliff, first secretary for foreign security and policy at the British Embassy in Washington.

To the Editor:

It's important that I set the record straight on David Axe's World Politics Review column entitled "Afghanistan Could Portend British Pull-out" and his subsequent and related blog post on Wired's Danger Room, both of which wrongly argued that the 200th British soldier killed last week in Afghanistan could potentially weaken the U.K.'s resolve and long-term commitment to Afghanistan.

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