The Ministry of Defence says UK troops are in Afghanistan as part of a Nato mission to ensure the country will never again be a safe haven for international terrorism. Invite young people's reaction. How important is it to the security of the world?
A US-led bombing campaign following the 9/11 attacks drove the Taliban government from the Afghan capital Kabul. Supporters regrouped in other areas of the country, including the Helmand province where British troops are now providing "democratic, political, developmental and military assistance".
One British MP says many people in the region, including Pakistan, see British troops as an occupying army that should not be there. What do young people think is most likely to happen next?
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