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Afghanistan withdrawal 'would be appalling'

The bodies of eight British soldiers killed in Afghanistan in a single 24-hour period will be flown back to Britain. Head of the Army General Sir Richard Dannatt reflects on the memorial held by troops in Helmand province.

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