France, Germany reject US appeals to boost Afghan force
December 1, 2009 in News
France and Germany refused US requests to immediately promise extra combat troops for Afghanistan, frustrating President Barack Obama’s hopes that more allies would bolster his troop surge. Britain has already offered an extra 500 troops and Italy has said it will send an unspecified number, while Poland is considering deploying several hundred more soldiers. US officials say Obama is about to announce a surge of 30,000 troops and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown this week predicted other nations would provide another 10,000.
