British Prime Minister David Cameron spoke to British troops at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan, telling them that their service will live forever, as they continue to battle the Islamic State militants.

Cameron met with the troops while he was on his 14th and last visit to the country before the British forces pull out in the following weeks, leaving the struggle to fight the Taliban to Kabul's forces.

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Amid the heat of the struggle in Afghanistan, 9,500 British forces were sent to the country to help in the fight.

The UK troops' departure from Afghanistan will mark the end of their 13-year engagement in the country, which has led to the deaths of 453 British and the scrutiny of outgoing Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, who said the British campaign in the country was a "strategic failure."

Despite years of fighting, the Taliban is still in full force, and shows no sign of relieving its strongholds.

According to British soldiers, despite the lack of some battle equipment, the Afghan forces were now trained in battlefield and were "impressive."

The prime minister addressed the troops while at a hangar in Camp Bastion, telling them that the current battle is in the same league as what their grandfathers have engaged in years ago.

"This struggle against Islamic extremism and terrorism - this is the struggle of our generation," Cameron said.

He added that the fight was not about just getting "involved" with a different country, but a struggle to fight and protect their own.

The prime minister also urged the troops to remember their brothers and sisters in the force who were wounded, and those who gave their lives for the success of the campaign.

Earlier in the day, Cameron met with Ashraf Ghani to say that Britain will always be a" partner and friend" of Afghanistan. 

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