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13/11/2009
More German Troops For Afghanistan
Germany will send more than 100 extra troops to Afghanistan in January, the country's defence minister announced today.
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said the quick-reaction force soldiers would be deployed in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, a formerly relatively peaceful area that has seen an increase in Taliban activity in recent months.
Most of the 4,365 troops Germany already has in Afghanistan are stationed there.
UK PM, Gordon Brown has said he is hopeful he will be able to persuade other countries both in and outside Nato to send more military personnel to Afghanistan.
He said he had "taken responsibility" for making the case for reinforcing the Afghan effort and believed "burden sharing will happen".
He told the BBC that UK strategy was "in line" with that of the US, which is considering how many troops to send.
However, 36 German soldiers have been killed so far in the mission to Afghanistan, and support in Germany for the war is low.
But Guttenberg still announced the slight increase in troop numbers during a visit to his country's forces in Kunduz, a day after he met with Afghan and Nato officials in the capital, Kabul.
(BMcC/NS)
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said the quick-reaction force soldiers would be deployed in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, a formerly relatively peaceful area that has seen an increase in Taliban activity in recent months.
Most of the 4,365 troops Germany already has in Afghanistan are stationed there.
UK PM, Gordon Brown has said he is hopeful he will be able to persuade other countries both in and outside Nato to send more military personnel to Afghanistan.
He said he had "taken responsibility" for making the case for reinforcing the Afghan effort and believed "burden sharing will happen".
He told the BBC that UK strategy was "in line" with that of the US, which is considering how many troops to send.
However, 36 German soldiers have been killed so far in the mission to Afghanistan, and support in Germany for the war is low.
But Guttenberg still announced the slight increase in troop numbers during a visit to his country's forces in Kunduz, a day after he met with Afghan and Nato officials in the capital, Kabul.
(BMcC/NS)
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