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The UK presence in Afghanistan will need to remain for decades to help rebuild the country, British ambassador
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles has said. "The task of standing up a government of Afghanistan that is sustainable is going
to take a very long time," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. He added that the Afghan people wanted the UK
presence to help resist the Taleban and develop the country. "The message we are getting, the message I had only l
ast week down in Helmand from the people of the villages there, was, 'Please protect us from the Taleban,'" said Sir Sherard.
"Their worry isn't about us staying, it's about us going; about us not finishing the job of standing up the police, standing
up the security forces, standing up the judicial system, putting schools and hospitals in place." He added: "They remember
the Taleban - they have had a test-drive of Taleban rule and if there is one thing they are clear about it's that they do not
want to return to the dark days of medieval Taleban rule."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6220856.stm
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles has said. "The task of standing up a government of Afghanistan that is sustainable is going
to take a very long time," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. He added that the Afghan people wanted the UK
presence to help resist the Taleban and develop the country. "The message we are getting, the message I had only l
ast week down in Helmand from the people of the villages there, was, 'Please protect us from the Taleban,'" said Sir Sherard.
"Their worry isn't about us staying, it's about us going; about us not finishing the job of standing up the police, standing
up the security forces, standing up the judicial system, putting schools and hospitals in place." He added: "They remember
the Taleban - they have had a test-drive of Taleban rule and if there is one thing they are clear about it's that they do not
want to return to the dark days of medieval Taleban rule."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6220856.stm