Fifty-two percent of those recently polled by the Independent newspaper support an immediate pull-out of British troops from Afghanistan.

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The British sovereign bases were retained in Cyprus after the proclamation of the independent republic in 1960, some 4,000 troops and 7,000 dependents are live on the territory.

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He agrees with Mr Denktash that the only way ahead in Cyprus is a confederation of two equal and independent states, with Turkish troops (some 30, 000) remaining on the island to protect the Turkish-Cypriots, who are outnumbered four to one.

ECONOMIST: TURKEY'S FUTURE

There have also been persistent claims by independent aid groups that Sudanese government troops and rebels have used Chinese oil company airstrips to conduct bombing raids on villages and hospitals.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Sudan's Chinese guardian

Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan, says more than three million people died when West Pakistan sent troops to stop it becoming independent in 1971.

BBC: Bangladesh strike over war crimes trials sparks clashes