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Asked in light of what General Richards said last month and the Guardian this morning about defeating the Taliban in Afghanistan, would NATO be sending equipment and troops, the PMOS said that in terms of the operational needs first and foremost it is a matter for commanders on the ground and secondly for NATO to decide. In terms of extra troops, an extra 1,000 are due from Poland this coming month in Afghanistan and in Riga we did get many of the caveats on the use of other troops lifted. It is a matter for discussion within NATO as to what further resources are needed. Asked as it was General Richards who said the same thing and he is the man on the ground, the PMOS said again the forum within which to have discussions about troop and equipment deployment is first and foremost with NATO. Asked if the UK was planning to increase troops to Afghanistan, the PMOS said again let us see what emerges from NATO and see where we go from there.

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