Posted on 09/14/2007 12:39:32 AM PDT by bruinbirdman
Polish Defence Minister Aleksander Szczyglo said Thursday he had asked for government approval to keep 1,200 Polish soldiers in Afghanistan deployed there into 2008.
The PAP news agency said he made the announcement during a visit to Kabul.
The Polish force in Afghanistan operates under NATO's 36,000-strong International Security Assistance Force and handle security in the southeast Ghazni and Patika provinces.
Their elite units are also stationed in Kandahar in the south of the country.
According to a June poll, 78 percent of Poles disapprove of Poland's continued military role in ISAF, while 17 percent are against and five percent had no opinion.
A 28-year-old lieutenant killed by a greande blast in August became the first Polish casualty in Afghanistan.
More bad news for Pelosi Ried and company. Not a good month to be a Democrat (alert).
Poland rocks!
yitbos
I don’t know. I was napping when he spoke. Now I’m wide awake.
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yitbos
Hey Poland,
THANKS
“According to a June poll, 78 percent of Poles disapprove of Poland’s continued military role in ISAF, while 17 percent are against ...”
Maybe my eyeballs are still sleeping or the translation was faulty???
God bless them. Thank you Poland!!!!!!
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