UK 'may increase Afghan troops'
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Britain may increase the number of troops it has in Afghanistan, according to a Nato spokesman.
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Britain will soon announce it is bolstering its force in Afghanistan with an extra 1,000 soldiers, British media reported Friday, days after the country said it plans to withdraw 1,600 troops from Iraq in coming months.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw today suggested that sending British troops to relieve American forces outside Baghdad could ultimately speed up Britain&#39;s withdrawal from Iraq, as it may increase the chance of elections being held on time.
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Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday as President Hamid Karzai welcomed London's pledge to send 1,400 more troops ahead of an expected surge in Taliban unrest.
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Britain is to send an additional 800 troops to southern Afghanistan, where they are bracing for a spring offensive by Taliban insurgents, Defence Secretary Des Browne has said.
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Britain could send more troops to Iraq before next January&#39;s elections, a senior military commander said today. Military chiefs are reported to have
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Poland said on Thursday it would send   1,000 new troops to Afghanistan, the first nation to respond to   NATO calls for reinforcements to step up the fight against   Taliban insurgents.
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Britain will send up to 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan to fight a resurgent Taliban, media said Friday, only days after the government announced a major reduction in forces in Iraq.
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The UK hits back at claims by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that UK troops are making the country's situation worse.
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Britain is expected to announce the deployment of more than 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan to help combat an anticipated offensive by Taliban insurgents in coming months, the Guardian newspaper reported on Friday.
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The government is set to announce that more British troops are to be sent to Afghanistan, the BBC learns.
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Britain will increase its military presence in southern Afghanistan by about 800 troops to 5,800 this summer, Defense Secretary Des Browne said Thursday.
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Britain said Monday it was sending 900 more soldiers to southern Afghanistan to combat resistance from a resurgent Taliban.
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With the United States turning up pressure on European allies to stump up more troops for Afghanistan, reports here suggested Germany is considering sending reinforcements.
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is considering plans to send an extra 3,000 marines to Afghanistan.
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Australia is considering sending more troops to Afghanistan to counter resurgent Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said Thursday.
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Defence Minister Des Browne has appealed to London's NATO allies to &quot;step up to the plate&quot; and boost their support for the military alliance's embattled mission in Afghanistan.