‘A lot of nervousness’ about British deal in Afghan: US envoy

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LONDON - The US ambassador to Afghanistan has questioned Britain’s deal to pull out of a previously insurgency-hit town, saying there is “a lot of nervousness” about it, The Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday.

British troops pulled out of the Musa Qala district in the southern Afghan province of Helmand about a week ago, following a request from war-weary residents.

“There is a lot of nervousness about who the truce was made with, who the arrangement was made with, and whether it will hold,” Ronald Neumann told the newspaper in an interview in Kabul.

Neumann added that the “jury is out” on whether the deal was a positive move.