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| Afghanistan 'needs' more troops | Afghanistan 'needs' more troops |
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| Up to 6,000 additional Nato soldiers are needed in Afghanistan if the alliance is to pull out of the country on schedule, a top general has warned. | Up to 6,000 additional Nato soldiers are needed in Afghanistan if the alliance is to pull out of the country on schedule, a top general has warned. |
| Gen Egon Ramms told German radio the soldiers were needed now if Nato was to hand over responsibility for security to Afghan forces by 2012. | Gen Egon Ramms told German radio the soldiers were needed now if Nato was to hand over responsibility for security to Afghan forces by 2012. |
| There are currently about 60,000 foreign soldiers in Afghanistan. | There are currently about 60,000 foreign soldiers in Afghanistan. |
| Most of them are part of the Nato-led International and Security and Assistance Force (Isaf). | Most of them are part of the Nato-led International and Security and Assistance Force (Isaf). |
| Earlier this month, the former American general in charge of Nato forces in Afghanistan Gen Dan McNeill said that the war against the Taleban was "under-resourced". | Earlier this month, the former American general in charge of Nato forces in Afghanistan Gen Dan McNeill said that the war against the Taleban was "under-resourced". |
| "This is an under-resourced war and it needs more manoeuvre units, it needs more flying machines, it needs more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance apparatus," he said. | |
| A total of 17 coalition soldiers have been killed in the country over the past two weeks. | A total of 17 coalition soldiers have been killed in the country over the past two weeks. |
| June has been one of the deadliest months for Western forces in Afghanistan since they began military operations against the Taleban in 2002. | June has been one of the deadliest months for Western forces in Afghanistan since they began military operations against the Taleban in 2002. |