Out of the Frying Pan...

Most of the Brit troops being withdrawn from Iraq are headed to another front. From The Guardian:

The defence secretary, Des Browne, is expected to announce on Monday a fresh deployment of more than 1,000 extra troops and equipment to Afghanistan to combat an expected spring offensive by the Taliban .
The increase in forces was reported to the cabinet yesterday amid what was described as a heavy discussion about the situation in the country and the efforts needed to shore up the government in Kabul...

Nato currently has 35,000 troops in Afghanistan of which 5,000 are British, stationed in Helmand province, a one-time Taliban stronghold still responsible for 60% of Afghan opium production.
The deeper British commitment comes only a day after Tony Blair told MPs of plans for a 1,600 cut in British forces in southern Iraq by the summer to roughly 7,100, with further planned reductions later in the year.

Looks like Al Qaeda can't catch a break.