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LONDON, July 23 (UPI) -- The war in Afghanistan is "worth the effort" to defend the interests of the United States, Britain and the rest of Europe, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said.
"It is worth the effort we are making," Biden told the BBC during his European trip.
The number of foreign troop deaths has jumped recently, and in the interview published Thursday Biden warned "more will come" during what he called "the fighting season."
He said troops were taking on Taliban militants directly for the first time in some areas of the country.
"This, unfortunately, is the fighting season. ... The trees are up in the mountains again, people are able to infiltrate from the hills of Pakistan, and in Helmand province -- where the Taliban had free rein for a number of years, we are engaging them now," Biden said. "It is a place that, if it doesn't get straightened out, will continue to wreak havoc on Europe and the United States."
During the interview, Biden praised British troops, calling them "among the best trained and bravest warriors in the world."
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