Defence written question – answered am ar 28 Ebrill 2009.
Ashok Kumar
Llafur, Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for troop deployments to Afghanistan in the next 12 months.
John Hutton
Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence, The Secretary of State for Defence
In December 2008, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced a temporary uplift in UK force levels in Afghanistan to bring our deployment to around 8,300 troops.
At the NATO summit the Prime Minister announced an increase in troop numbers on a temporary basis to provide additional security during the forthcoming Afghan presidential elections. Further details will be announced in Parliament shortly.
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