More UK Troops For Afghanistan

More UK Troops For Afghanistan

Source Link: news.bbc.co.uk

The government is set to announce that more British troops are to be sent to Afghanistan, the BBC has learned.
Defence Secretary Des Browne is expected to give details in the House of Commons on Monday of the substantial new deployment.

The UK has been reluctant to send more soldiers to the country, having reinforced several times already.

But troop withdrawal from Iraq means more personnel are available to join the 5,000-strong force in Afghanistan.

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Well, that explains the pull out of Iraq. we need those men for Afghanistan....