Prime minister David Cameron has said he wants UK forces to be withdrawn from Afghanistan within five years.
Speaking in Canada before a G8 and G20 summit conference, Mr Cameron told Sky TV that he hoped to have British troops back before the next election.
He said: “"We can't be there for another five years, having been there for nine years already.
"But one thing we should be clear about - Britain should have a long-term relationship with Afghanistan, including helping to train their troops and their civil society, long after the vast bulk of troops have gone home."
But the PM said he did not want to set a more fixed date for the finishing of military operations in the country, saying he did not want to “deal in too strict timetables.”
Four UK troops who dies in a road accident in Afghanistan on Wednesday were named by the MOD as Pte Alex Isaac, Pte Douglas Halliday, Colour Sgt Martyn Horton and L/Cpl David Ramsden.
Watch the interview with Sky News here.
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