Brown vows to push ahead with ‘vital’ Afghan mission

GORDON Brown yesterday pledged to push ahead with the “vital” mission in Afghanistan as the UK death toll passed the 200 mark.

The British prime minister said news that the grim milestone had been reached, after the 200th and 201st soldiers lost their lives on Saturday was “deeply tragic”.

But he told reporters: “In these moments of sorrow and sadness, we must never forget why we are in Afghanistan and why people are making the sacrifice that they are making.”