Karzai to visit Britain

KABUL, 27th Feb (AFP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai will travel to Britain on Monday for a two-day visit to meet Prime Minister David Cameron and open a major museum exhibition about his country's heritage, an official has said.

A spokesman for Karzai, Siamak Heravi, told AFP that the president would discuss issues including the planned transition of responsibility for security from international troops to their Afghan counterparts in 2014.

"Karzai will meet the prime minister, members of parliament, foreign secretary and defence secretary," Heravi said Sunday 27th Feb.

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The British Army major who sent an email to 38 soldiers saying they were being sacked told pals of his deep regret last night.

The message, which one of the warrant officers received while on the front line in Afghanistan, sparked fury from Prime Minister, David Cameron.

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