"We cannot be there for another fives years, having been there for effectively nine years already. But one thing we should be clear about - Britain should have a long-term relationship with Afghanistan, including helping to train and support their troops and their civil society, their government and all sorts of parts of Afghanistan long after the vast bulk of troops have gone."
Britain is the second biggest
contributor
to the international force in Afghanistan, with a deployment of about 10,000 troops.
Thousands of demonstrators have staged protests in the Egyptian city of Alexandria about police brutality. Among them, the leaders, was the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, who's campaigning for reform in his homeland. From Egypt, Jon Leyne reports.
Witnesses put the crowd at anything from 2,000 to 5,000 people - making it one of the biggest opposition demonstrations since Mohamed ElBaradei became involved in the movement. It's also the first time he has joined a protest himself. Protesters
held up
signs as saying "Long live Egypt" and "Condolences to freedom", and some
chant
ed against the president, chanting "Down with Mubarak".
More details have emerged about the killing of a journalist in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, on Thursday night. Witnesses say the journalist, Leonard Rugambage, who is the acting editor of a private newspaper, was shot dead in front of his house by two men. Mr Rugambage's colleagues have suggested he was shot because he was investigating the attempted killing in South Africa of the exiled Rwandan general, Kayumba Nyamwasa.