Statement on Afghanistan
21 March 2013 (updated on 21 March 2013)
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Mr William Hague, made a statement on Afghanistan: Quarterly Update in the House of Commons on Thursday 21 March 2013.
Mr John Spellar, Shadow Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition
- Watch the statement on Afghanistan on Parliament TV
- Read Commons Hansard: Afghanistan
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Afghanistan
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