Soldiers deaths in Afghanistan

Soldiers deaths in Afghanistan are getting less and less attention in the press. Is the press, and there for us, getting used to it? Just over 100 words (“Two die in Helmand”, in the Sunday Times) is the norm these days.
British commanders say that patrols are vital “to reassure the local population following insurgent intimidation”.  I am convinced that this approach has never worked in the past, is not working now nor will it in the future. I believe that the people of Afghanistan see our troops as occupiers.
After the lat summit on Afghanistan, Cameron said: “Our national security is best served by an Afghanistan that has a measure of stability and that is free of terrorists,” and that in the past “We have been too hazy in defining success.”  I personally find this hard to believe. I think the Afghan government is a corrupt organisation feeding on US/UK funds and are best served (as are their Swiss bank accounts) by a prolonged war.
We have always been too hazy about what we want to achieve in Afghanistan. We still are.
Time to leave… asap.