(Xinhua) -- Polish military contingent in Afghanistan will be responsible for the security of an eastern province, Poland's Defense Minister Bogdan Klich said on Monday. "The Polish contingent will be responsible for the security of a province, we will not share responsibility with other nations," Polish news agency PAP quoted Klich as saying.
For security reasons, Klich refused to name the Afghan province. However, he said it is "a geographic area where risks are lower than somewhere else" in the country. The number of Polish troops in Afghanistan will be increased from 1,200 to 1,600, according to the minister. Poland's mission in Afghanistan was launched in March 2002 with some 300 servicemen and was boosted to the current level of 1,200 in early 2007. |