quinta-feira, 14 de outubro de 2010

British prime minister to meet with U.S. Afghan commander


London, England (CNN) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron is scheduled to meet Thursday with America's top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus.
The meeting comes less than a week after a British aid worker was killed during an operation to rescue her from kidnappers in Afghanistan.
Linda Norgrove may have been killed by a grenade thrown by American forces trying to free her, Cameron said Monday.
"It's a long-standing meeting and has been in the diary for a number of weeks," the Downing Street press office said this week, adding that the discussion will center on the strategy in Afghanistan. Petraeus also will meet with British Defense Secretary Liam Fox to talk about Afghanistan, it said.
NATO and British officials had said earlier she was killed by her captors, who detonated an explosive.
CNN