Demonstrations in London against the Afghanistan mission

Thousands of opponents of the Afghanistan mission demonstrated in London last weekend. Further demonstrations have already been announced. The demonstrators criticized what they considered the too-slow withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan.

100th British soldier killed in Afghanistan

The many demonstrators in the British capital, London, protested vehemently against the war in Afghanistan and the involvement of British troops. The British government's withdrawal plan, agreed at the recent NATO summit in Lisbon, Portugal, was also a focus of criticism at the demonstration in London. The demonstrators were unanimous: the troop withdrawal is proceeding far too slowly, meaning further British casualties must be expected before the final withdrawal from Afghanistan. Relatives of British soldiers who had been deployed in Afghanistan and died there drew attention at the head of the demonstration in London. The demonstration in London took on added urgency in light of a sad event: last Wednesday, the 100th British soldier this year died in Afghanistan. After the United States, Great Britain provides the second-largest contingent of troops for the NATO mission in Afghanistan, which has now been underway for around ten years.

London demonstration: Organizers announce further protests against the mission in Afghanistan

At the demonstration in London, organizers announced further protests against the deployment of British troops in Afghanistan. The planned demonstrations will not be limited to the capital, London, but will take place throughout Great Britain. Protests are mounting, as the demonstration in London vividly showed.