In five pages the reasons behind Great Britain's ISAF deployment in Afghanistan are discussed along with the issues relating to Kabul security establishment and the significance of British government attaches. Two sources are cited in the bibliography.
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In order
to investigate the reasons why Britain has taken such a significant and leading role in the deployment of the International Security Assistance Force to Afghanistan, it is useful to consider
the role which Britain has already played in the battle against international terrorism which has escalated since the events of September 11th. For example, Britain was the first and most
vociferous nation to lend its support to the USA after the attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon, and the Prime Minister made it clear that not only would Britain
be heavily involved in the tracking down of international terrorists, including Al-Qaeda, the country would also expect to play a significant part in the overthrow of the Taliban government once
it became clear that bin Laden was directly involved in the attacks on the USA.
As was asserted by a number of British politicians at the time, this was not solely a reaction intended to
demonstrate support for the USA, it was also an acknowledgement that the al-Qaeda network was operating in Europe and that the fight against terrorism was not something which only concerned
the USA and Afghanistan. This perspective was confirmed when terrorist cells were discovered to be active in a number of European countries, including Britain, and evidence of financial dealings by
the terrorists having been processed through British banks.