Taliban Planned to Shoot Down David Cameron's Helicopter During His Visit to Afghanistan

David Cameron Afghanistan 'attack' base is revealed. David Cameron met troops at the British Camp Bastion during his visit to Afghanistan in June.The Taliban have revealed the base from which they planned to shoot down the prime minister's helicopter during his first visit to Afghanistan in June.A Taliban spokesman told the BBC the attack would have been launched from a base in Washir, north-west Helmand.David Cameron's plans were changed at the last minute when intercepts of Taliban radio messages showed that they knew which helicopter he was flying in.But, when contacted by the BBC, the Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi added one piece of information to what was already known - the location of the team planning to shoot the helicopter down.

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