Quotes of the Day

Afghan men walk past a patrol conducted by British soldiers of the 1st batallion of the Royal Welsh, French soldiers of the 21st RIMA and Afghan soldiers in a street of the city of Showal in Nad-e-Ali district, Southern Afghanistan
Tuesday, May. 31, 2011

Open quoteThis is not the time to send conflicting signals on commitment to the campaign.Close quote

  • JAMES BUCKNALL,
  • Britain's most senior general in Afghanistan, saying there must be no significant pullout of troops from the country until late 2012
Photo: THOMAS COEX / AFP/ Getty Images | Source: The Daily Telegraph