Poland will send an additional 400 troops in Afghanistan.

KommentariiAfgansky fokus30.03.2009Barak Obama introduced a new strategy to fight al-Qaeda and talibamiPolsky troops in Afghanistan will be increased to 400. Appropriate disposal, the AFP, on Thursday, April 9, signed by the President of Poland Lech Kaczynski. Sending doplnitelnogo contingent in Afghanistan is scheduled for early May.

At the moment, like AFP, in Afghanistan there are 1600 Polish soldiers, members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which carries out the command of NATO. Polish troops deployed to Afghanistan beginning in 2002. Most of the Polish military are serving in the province of Ghazni.

Poland at the end of March announced that it would support the proposal by U.S. President Barack Obama to increase the international military contingent in Afghanistan. Total in Afghanistan NATO member countries are going to send an additional 5 thousand troops.