Quarterly statement on Afghanistan
10 February 2012 (updated on 10 February 2012)
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, made a statement in the House of Commons on Thursday 9 February on the quarterly review of progress in Afghanistan since October 2011.
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Douglas Alexander, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Also find current parliamentary material on Afghanistan in the Topics and News sections.
- Parliament TV: Quarterly statement on Afghanistan
- Commons Hansard: Quarterly statement on Afghanistan
- Topics: Afghanistan
- Parliamentary news: Afghanistan
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