Stop The War - Protest In London Marks 10 Years Of War In Afghanistan - Bbc News

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The BBC's Ben Ando on the the actual day's events

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A protest offers happened inside central London in order to draw a decade connected with this discord around Afghanistan.

The Stop The War Coalition mentioned as much as 5,000 persons gone to the Anti-war Mass Assembly around Trafalgar Square.

Following the demo, during which anti-war musicians, stars and MPs addressed the crowd, protesters made their way together Whitehall for you to Downing Street.

There, a new delegation called about the best minister with the instant flahbacks regarding British troops from Afghanistan.

"(They surpassed over) a new letter out of army people calling within the perfect minister for you to bring the troops residence to stop every other families enduring tragedies in the way they have," organiser Kate Hudson said.

BBC correspondent Ben Ando, throughout Trafalgar Square, estimated related to 1,000 individuals had been at the actual protest and also said organisers could be "disappointed" with the turnout.

But Chris Nineham, in the coalition, said: "We have experienced a great turnout.

"Once again it truly is a good period on the overpowering opinion in this kind of nation which is actually against that war."

Speakers dealing the locations around Trafalgar Square listed Stop The War Coalition leader Tony Benn, Wikileaks organizer Julian Assange, activist Jemima Khan, journalist John Pilger, music performer Brian Eno, comedian Mark Steel, quite a few Labour MPs, as well as 106-year-old anti-war campaigner Hetty Bower.

'Bring soldiers home'

Earlier, campaigners stored a Naming that Dead Ceremony, whereby 120 names connected with British troopers and Afghan civilians who may have perished throughout that 10 years considering that warfare commenced were go through out. The exact same quantity of balloons ended up being released.

A "Tweet-out" brought about by means of Khan took place, in which individuals with work employed advertising and marketing for you to get their message to a broader audience.

A Stop The War spokesman said: "After 10 numerous showdown within Afghanistan, greater than 100,000 Nato troops remain and also tons of have got died.

"The government boasts which this battle is donating in order to Britain's stability look ever more hollow.

"Opinion polls propose the majority of Britons would like a easy withdrawal of British troops, a view not long ago recommended by that trade unions.

"Politicians have to receive throughout measure using open public view along with mention a new particular date to be able to take troops home."

The number of British government deaths in operations throughout Afghanistan because 2001 holders with 382.