Italy pledges more troops for Afghanistan

Italy will send around 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, the country’s Defence Minister said today.

Italy pledges more troops for Afghanistan
Thu, 03 Dec, 2009 - 11:13

Italy will send around 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, the country’s Defence Minister said today.

Ignazio La Russa reiterated in comments to Milan daily Corriere della Sera that the exact figure would be determined soon but said it would be “below” the 1,500 figure that news reports claimed Italy would provide in response to a US request.

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