PM flight is diverted to the NATO base in Kandahar after the storm track is closed Camp Bastion for incoming flights A sandstorm forced David Cameron to leave the circuit before Christmas to the main British military base in Afghanistan as a military flight was diverted to the NATO base in Kandahar. Prime Minister was to deliver a speech to British troops at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province after a dust storm on the track closed to British-built military base to get flights. Cameron, who had tried to explain to the troops of their plans to maintain the military alliance, the teams of RAF Tornado instead met in Kandahar. He also met with some 300 British soldiers stationed at the base of a cup of tea in a cafe Nafi. a strict silence of the press was indeed the Prime Minister went to Kandahar, in a carrier of the Royal Air Force C17 Globemaster after being turned away from Camp Bastion, after an overnight flight to Great Britain. The army has imposed severe restrictions after an emergency during the first visit to Afghanistan Cameron as prime minister last year. It was hijacked during a flight by helicopter to a forward operating base after the Taliban military British military communications intercepted. Prime Minister laughed disruption of their travel plans have met with the crews of the RAF Tornado 12 (B) Squadron, Lossiemouth, on the basis of Kandahar for NATO. asked if he felt that his trip to Afghanistan was bewitched, the Prime Minister said: "Just take regarding this work that I experienced today is frankly people work hard to remove by experience all the time [that] is as follows: .. pretty extreme weather, cloud of dust down, can not land airplanes, helicopters can not fly, plans have change "That's what we endure every day, this type of disorders and problems. So when you happen not make sense to complain. You just get up and meet many of the troops. It will be a fun thing to do. "Obviously it's disappointing not to go to Camp Bastion and Lashkar Gah, but the purpose of the trip was and say a big thank you to all the soldiers, and I was able to that. " Prime Minister congratulated the British forces to make significant progress in stabilizing in southern Afghanistan last year reaffirmed its assurance that British troops would not be involved in a combat role 2014 final. The British contribution to the wave - -. 500 soldiers retires next year, with numbers up to 9000 Cameron said he would work closely with the United States and its allies, especially in a NATO summit in Chicago in May on how the phase of the withdrawal in 2013 and 2014. But he said that Britain would not run the retreat towards the end of 2014 deadline. "It's an ongoing conversation among the allies about how exactly the transition progresses, and what is the proper way to reduce the number of soldiers between 2012 and 2014 effectively. I do not see big cliff in 2014, I do not think it's convenient, but I do not have to make tough decisions now and fast on the exact number -... How many are there in 2013 or 2014 " Prime Minister had wanted to use his speech at Camp Bastion, to discuss his promise new military alliance. The Prime Minister was criticized for diluting the pre-election promise to put the agreement on a legally binding basis.
but the armed forces law, passed last month, is set in law the principles of the Alliance for the first time. The alliance is a commitment by the British people, by the government to serve the country and serve the retirement of the military.
The first report on the convention on Tuesday, concern among the military spending cuts. "The cumulative effect of a wage freeze, changes in subsidies and the prospect of the pension reform remains a concern in the military at a time when demand for them remains high."
Cameron, who has been criticized for undermining morale by reducing the number of troops, has recognized the needs of work to do.
"There's always more to do, we have come a long way -.. Get in the law, changes in municipal taxes, the premium of the students direct intervention by me, especially the premium of the students. " Prime Minister is the establishment of a new Cabinet committee - the military and the Veterans Affairs Committee - to monitor the implementation of the pact. Andrew Robathan, the Minister of Armed Forces, officially the promise of new insight in a written statement to MPs to coincide with the visit of Prime Minister of Afghanistan.
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