Anti-war activists hold ceremony
Anti-war activists will hold a "naming the dead" ceremony in London today as part of their campaign to bring British troops home from Afghanistan.
Labour MP: Afghanistan war 'unwinnable'
Members of military families will join Labour MP Paul Flynn at today's ceremony, who was suspended from parliament over comments he made about the conflict in Afghanistan.
About 500 British troops are due to return home by the end of this year, leaving a further 9,000 to return by the end of 2014.
The number of members of UK forces to have died since operations began in October 2001 now stands at 433, and the US toll has now hit 2,000.
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