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Post by Jaga on May 30, 2008 22:06:53 GMT -7
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish troops in Afghanistan will soon take over responsibility for security in a central province of the country from U.S. forces, the Polish defense ministry said on Friday. Poland has about 1,200 troops in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) fighting the Taliban and backing the Kabul government and plans to boost this figure by a further 400 soldiers. "We are moving to take over Ghazni province... The next contingent heading to Afghanistan in late October to early November will be deployed there," ministry spokesman Robert Rochowicz said. "We will have full responsibility for the province but we will be able to seek American help if needed." Polish troops are currently scattered across Afghanistan. The United States, which has about 15,000 troops in the country, has been urging its allies to take a bigger share of the burden in the fight against the Taliban. Poland, the largest ex-communist country in NATO, joined the alliance in 1999 and first sent troops to Afghanistan in 2002. www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSL301798120080530
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Post by Atlantis5 on May 31, 2008 8:00:19 GMT -7
Jaga
This should be very timely for their presence. The Opium harvest is soon to begin, and with this, the smuggling operations.
I am not so sure at moment, if the province of Polish deployment will be commensurate with local. Perhaps wrong am I, but believe the primary province of this agriculture is in the provinces of: Nimroz/Helmand and Kandahar.
In a few short months, a new supple of opium products are to be seen on the streets of the known world.
Charles
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