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Poland to boost Nato Afghan force
Poland has announced it will send 1,000 troops to Afghanistan next year as part of the Nato peacekeeping force there.
I just knew this would happen; Poles go where Belgians and Frenchies fear to tread.
They will join 100 Polish soldiers already on the ground in Afghanistan, but will not arrive until February. The announcement comes after Nato generals met on Wednesday to demand an extra 2,500 troops for the operation in southern Afghanistan.

But the BBC's Jonathan Marcus says Nato officials in Belgium are making it clear the Polish deployment will not provide the solution commanders had hoped for. Our correspondent says they urgently need more troops before the onset of winter, when the fighting will slow down. It is also unclear whether the Polish troops would be available to help the most dangerous part of the mission, in the south, our correspondent says.
Posted by: Rafael 2006-09-14
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