NATO Summit

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions – in the House of Commons at 3:31 pm on 22 November 2010.

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Photo of David Cameron David Cameron The Prime Minister, Leader of the Conservative Party 3:31, 22 November 2010

My hon. Friend has huge expertise in this area. I think that NATO in Afghanistan did initially suffer from having a slightly divided command between an ISAF mission to secure Afghanistan and Operation Enduring Freedom to combat al-Qaeda, particularly in the Tora Bora. It has taken some time to have a more unified command and a greater focus on what was necessary not only militarily, but politically and diplomatically. I think that the whole process is now much better run and managed, but we must make sure we make the most of the remaining few years that we have in order to ensure we can hand over a stable and secure Afghanistan.