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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9271

23 September 2006
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/afghanistan
Vendrell, who supports NATO troop reinforcement, hopes to combine military success and reconstruction

Brussels, 22/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - The EU's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell, supports reinforcement of NATO troops in the country. He said during a press conference on 22 September that it was highly desirable for additional troops and equipment to be made available immediately, and estimated that another 2,000 or 2,500 military personnel were required. This question will be on the agenda of the NATO Defence Ministers' meeting in Portoroz, Slovenia, on 28 and 29...

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