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.
