Anti-war protestors call for UK troops to leave Afghanistan
Published Date: 15 May 2009
ANTI-WAR protesters including actor David Hayman demanded the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan yesterday but were moved on from demonstrating outside the US consulate in Edinburgh.
The Scottish Afghan Society and Stop the War Coalition staged a protest but were blocked by police.
Their campaign hopes to attract one million signatures so their petition can be passed on to Gordon Brown in the hope he will withdraw British troops.
Mr Hayman, director of the charity Spirit Aid, is backing the campaign.
He said: "Afghanistan is a country that has not harmed us in any way. The longer the British troops are there the longer we are going to escalate the war."
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