Abu Zolfiqar
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@Abu Zolfiqar Did you say our Diplomacy failed ?
Posting again for you. Read the previous posts before replying.
UK to bring Afghan equipment home via Uzbekistan
LONDON: Britains Defense Secretary Philip Hammond said the UK has struck a deal with Uzbekistan to help bring back 4 billion pounds ($6.2 billion) of equipment from Afghanistan as operations drawn down.
Britains government has said UK troop numbers in Afghanistan will fall from around 9,000 currently to about 5,200 by the end of 2013.
Hammond told lawmakers Wednesday that the UK has struck a deal with Uzbekistan because the only current transit route for equipment _ through Pakistan _ would be hard pressed to meet the capacity demands of the drawdown, which for Britain involves bringing home about 2,500 vehicles and 6,500 storage containers.
Under the arrangement, some 450,000 pounds ($699,700) of surplus equipment _ Land Rover spare parts and Leyland DAF trucks _ will be gifted to Uzbekistan.
UK to bring Afghan equipment home via Uzbekistan | World | DAWN.COM
Now tell me why would they send it from different route and gift it to Uzbekistan.
I fail to see any relevance between UKs drawback (their presence being negligible), land rover car parts for Uzbeks and Indian diplomacy
Take the time to explain
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