[Cannoneer No. 4]

Sweden to get charge of PRT in northern provinces

Balkh, Samangan, Jawzjan and Sar-i-Pul provinces

Don't know how accurate this is. I thought the MES PRT was British.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

There are currently around 155 Swedish soldiers in Afghanistan. That will rise to almost 300 in March when Sweden takes over responsibility for the base in Mazar-e Sharif.