'Streets safer' after Afghan mission, says General Sir Nicholas Houghton

The UK's top military officer says the "streets of the United Kingdom are safer" because of the Afghan mission. Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Nicholas Houghton said the "prime strategic purpose" of having troops in the country had been achieved. "In the last 13/14 years there has not been a single international terrorist attack launched from Afghanistan," he said. Britain's 13-year war in Afghanistan ended last month. More than 450 UK troops died during the conflict, and as …