Afghanistan needs ?165 million a year from Britain after troops leave

"Unless the capacity of the Afghan state is built to withstand a Taliban offensive, and external intervention, its survival will remain in serious doubt."

To prevent Taliban resurgence Britain will need to contribute ?100 million to support development and ?65 million to Afghan forces "well beyond" 2014.

Large contributions are also expected from America and India.

To date Britain has spend more than ?3 billion on aid as well as more than ?20 billion spent on military operations and has suffered 395 military fatalities.

The RUSI report warned that political and ethnic divisions were obstructing stability which could be further undermined in the 2014 presidential elections.

"Poor governance, weak administrative structures, poor enforcement of law, narcotics trafficking and a weak economy are weighing too heavily on the ANSF, adding to stakeholders' apprehensions about the viability of the Afghan state beyond 2014."

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