Nato hands over volatile Afghan city

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Kabul, July 20: British troops in Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province have handed control of the city of Lashkar Gah to Afghan security forces. In recent days Nato handed over the relatively peaceful province of Bamiyan and the eastern town of Mehtar Lam. But correspondents say that maintaining stability in Lashkar Gah will be the sternest test yet for local forces. The handover is seen as a critical step in a transition of power before foreign troops end combat operations in 2014. A handover ceremony took place at the governor's palace in Lashkar Gah. Afghan Minister of Defence Gen Abdul Rahim Wardak carried out an inspection of Afghan forces, before a handshake between the provincial Governor Mangal and the Isaf commander of south-west Afghanistan, General Toolan. The new commander of Isaf forces in Afghanistan, Gen John Allen, was also present.

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