New US troops to join Poles in Afghanistan
Poland's Defense Ministry says about 1,000 elite US troops will come under Polish command within the NATO mission in Afghanistan later this year. Ministry spokesman Janusz Sejmej said Monday that the move is aimed at strengthening NATO operations in an area with a high Taliban presence.
He says a battalion of US ground troops is to arrive in Ghazni province in the second half of the year to support the 2,600 Polish troops responsible for the area. The US will also equip Poland's forces with much-needed unmanned drone aircraft and mine-detecting equipment. (AP)
