- LONDON: A thousands-strong protest spearheaded by military families has descended on central London to demonstrate against the war in Afghanistan.
The Stop the War Coalition says that 10,000 people marched through the British capital in a protest against the war, which is stretching into its 10th year.
Britain is the second-largest source of military manpower for the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, which is grappling with Taleban rebels as it tries to stabilize the country’s government.
Britain, like other NATO allies, is struggling to balance its budget at a time when support for the war in Afghanistan is fading. Britain has set a 2015 deadline for the end to combat operations there, but many of the protesters said Saturday that was not soon enough.