Poland Pledges 1,000 Extra Troops To Assist NATO Forces in Afghanistan
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WARSAW, Poland — Poland is rushing forward the deployment of more than 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan to assist hard-pressed British and allied troops.
The Polish defense minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, pledged yesterday that the troops, including a battalion of the country’s best soldiers, would arrive in February, six months earlier than planned.
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