LONDON (AFP) — Prime Minister Gordon Brown played down Wednesday the threat of a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan, saying the recent wave of violence that killed 10 French soldiers had always been expected.
He also stressed the importance of close ties between Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan, which he said was facing a “period of political uncertainty” after the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf.
“We’ll be pressing on the Pakistanis themselves to be involved with us in fighting terrorism and making sure the number of terrorists coming into Afghanistan from Pakistan is limited,” he said.
