Britons want UK soldiers out of Afghanistan in a year

An opinion poll in Britain that shows a growing majority of the country’s population want British troops out of Afghanistan within 12 months.

Some 71 percent of the respondents to, The Independent on Sunday paper have backed a phased withdrawal leading to a complete end to combat operations in a year.

Moreover, 47 percent of those participating in the poll believe the continued deployment of British troops in Afghanistan has made terror attacks at home more likely.

The Government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces growing public anger against UK’s involvement in Afghanistan.

Earlier last week, around 1,000 people demonstrated against the war as NATO’s parliamentary assembly met in Edinburgh.

This is while the British civilian and military communities have also accused the government of endangering the life of soldiers serving in Afghanistan by not providing sufficient equipments including helicopters.