London, November 13 , SPA -- More than two-thirds of Britons want theircountry's troops to withdraw from Afghanistan within a year, an ICMpoll published by the BBC Thursday has found, according to dpa. Of 1,013 people polled, 68 per cent said troops should come homewithin 12 months. The proportion of women advocating a withdrawal was75 per cent, while 59 per cent of the men asked wanted the troops toreturn. Britain currently has 8,000 troops in southern Afghanistan, and islikely to come under pressure to stock-up the contingent when the newUS adminstration takes over in January. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, while not at present having committedhimself to an increase in deployment, has said that Britain'sinvolvement in Afghanistan is vital to stop "terrorism coming toBritain." On Tuesday, Britain's new defence secretary, John Hutton, saidBritish forces in Afghanistan were crucial to British security andthe conflict "must be seen through." While there has been little public protest in Britain over thedeployment in Afghanistan, widespread disaffection with militaryinvolvement abroad became clear over Iraq. A total of 122 British soldiers have died in Afghanistan, as thedeath in an explosion of two further NATO soldiers was reportedThursday. Their identity is not yet known.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/607194