Statement on Afghanistan
14 September 2012 (updated on 14 September 2012)
Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening, made a statement in the House of Commons on Thursday 13 September on progress made in Afghanistan.
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Ivan Lewis, 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: Statement on Afghanistan
- Commons Hansard: Statement on Afghanistan
- Topics: Afghanistan
- Parliamentary news: Afghanistan
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