Nick Clegg hails transformation in Afghanistan  

The Deputy Prime Minister has hailed the “transformation of the military effort” in Afghanistan and promised that the Government will do all it can to secure a political settlement and a stable future for the country. Speaking to British troops during a visit to Helmand province today, the DPM said that the armed forces were “turning a corner” in their efforts to help Afghan society “find its own feet” and in equipping newly-trained police to take more control of their own affairs. Mr Clegg said: “What I've seen today is a complete transformation of the military effort that I first saw when I first visited two years ago…I think you are turning the corner and what you're doing is you're creating the space for Afghan society to find its own feet and that's the only way we're going to have stability. That's the only way...