
Whilst the developments in Afghanistan rock the West, arrangements have quietly been made between the USA and Spain.
The Spanish Minister of Defence, Pedro Montes, has announced that the withdrawal from Afghanistan would be accelerated, but that it would not affect Spain’s pledge to remain there until 2014.
The crisis – or the way it is being handled – is affecting every sector of public spending, so it comes as no surprise to learn that the Ministry of Defence will be cutting troop numbers by 15,000 plus 5,000 civilians employed by the ministry over the next 13 years.
News from the Nerja branch of The Royal British Legion that the 2009 annual Poppy Appeal, which this year targeted support for the wounded and bereaved of the conflict in Afghanistan, raised over €13,500 in our region alone.