British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to announce the deployment of additional troops to Afghanistan in an address to parliamentarians Wednesday. Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will make a statement on Afghanistan on Wednesday amid expectations he will announce a modest increase in British troop levels. Worsening violence in the U.S.-led eight-year war with the Taliban has triggered calls for a change of strategy, including the possibility of NATO forces sending more troops to try to stabilise larger areas of Afghanistan.
Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will make a statement on Afghanistan on Wednesday amid expectations he will announce a modest increase in British troop levels. Worsening violence in the U.S.-led eight-year war with the Taliban has triggered calls for a change of strategy, including the possibility of NATO forces sending more troops to try to stabilise larger areas of Afghanistan.
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. Some 221 have been killed there since 2001. The US could next week announce it is sending up to 45,000 extra servicemen and women, the BBC's Newsnight reports.
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. Some 221 have been killed there since 2001.
The US could next week announce it is sending up to 45,000 extra servicemen and women, the BBC's Newsnight reports.
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 the US promises that Gordon Brown will get a photo op with Obama on the WH lawn sometime just before the next General Eelection.
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 the US promises that Gordon Brown will get a photo op with Obama on the WH lawn sometime just before the next General Eelection.
