London  - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged Wednesday that British troops would continue to provide security for the second ballot run-off in Afghanistan's disputed presidential election.

Speaking in parliament, Brown said he was "determined" to ensure that security would be maintained in the interest of helping the "infant Afghan democracy."

More than 10 British soldiers died in Operation Panther's Claw in August, which was aimed at providing security for the first presidential poll.

Brown made his comments during parliamentary Question Time, when he was asked by Labour member of parliament (MP) Paul Flynn whether British soldiers should be expected to put their lives at risk for the "corrupt" government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

"I do not accept what you are saying," Brown replied. "We have an electoral process in Afghanistan that has revealed that where there is fraud and where there has been malpractice there has to be a new election.

"We have an election process in Afghanistan despite the fact that the Taliban insurgency tried to prevent an election taking place and millions of people voting," he said.

"Our job is to help the infant Afghan democracy and that is what we will continue to do... we are determined to do what we can to support the security during that election period, and to make sure that by training the Afghan forces themselves our troops can eventually come home," Brown added.(dpa)