Asia-Pacific
NATO expects at least 5,000 troops for Afghanistan
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-12-02 10:03
BRUSSELS: The head of NATO said he expects allies to provide at least 5,000 troops for Afghanistan and possibly a few thousand more after US President Barack Obama announced a big increase in US forces for the country.
"I expect at least 5,000 more forces from other countries in our alliance and possibly a few thousand more," the NATO secretary-general said in the televised statement, released on Wednesday.
