[British] PM 'to boost Afghanistan troops'

Turborama

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Wed Oct-14-09 05:31 AM
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[British] PM 'to boost Afghanistan troops'

Source: BBC

Gordon Brown is expected to announce that Britain is to send an extra 500 military personnel to Afghanistan.

The UK has about 9,000 soldiers in the country, the second-largest contingent after the US, but there have been calls for increases in Nato troop levels.

To date, there have been 221 deaths among UK forces there and the PM has faced some calls to bring troops home.

Mr Brown will address MPs at 1230 BST, after the first prime minister's questions of the parliamentary session.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8305922.stm

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excess_3

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Wed Oct-14-09 05:37 AM
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1. Brown deserves a prize, for this act of peace. nt

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Wed Oct-14-09 08:30 AM
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2. There are conditions

................but only if key conditions are met.

The troops will be sent as long as they have the necessary equipment, if other Nato allies boost their troop numbers and more Afghan soldiers are trained.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8305922.stm

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demoleft

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Wed Oct-14-09 05:42 PM
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3. UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan

Source: bbc

Gordon Brown says the UK will send 500 more forces personnel to Afghanistan - but only if key conditions are met.

They will be sent as long as they have the necessary equipment, if other Nato allies boost their troop numbers and more Afghan soldiers are trained.

There are currently about 9,000 UK personnel in Afghanistan.

The US could next week announce plans to send up to 45,000 extra servicemen and women, the BBC's Newsnight reports. The US says no decision has been made.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8305922.stm

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