Defending the government's approach to Afghanistan, Armed forces minister Bill Rammell says confronting the Taliban in Afghanistan keeps the streets of Britain safer.

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Mr Rammell says many of these students are "comfortably off" and will not be receiving additional subsidies.

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Mr Rammell - and UK foreign secretary David Miliband - have since confirmed that this report was accurate.

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Mr Rammell welcomed the report and promised a full MoD response in due course, but insisted that the situation was improving.

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