Quarterly statement on Afghanistan - October 2013
17 October 2013 (updated on 17 October 2013)
Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening, made a statement in the House of Commons on Thursday 17 October 2013 updating the House on the Government's progress in Afghanistan.
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Jim Murphy, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
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