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Britain: China could help Afghanistan mission
WASHINGTON: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says that Chinese forces could in future join the military coalition in Afghanistan.
The British leader said on Friday that he believes nations not currently involved in fighting will likely join the mission.
Brown told New York's Council on Foreign Relations on Friday that China sending troops is a possibility.
All nations "see this as the front line" in the battle against terrorism, Brown says.
A total of 41 nations currently have forces under NATO command in Afghanistan
Britain has 8,000 troops in Afghanistan, mainly in the violent southern province Helmand. The U.S. has a total of around 32,000 troops there.
NATO has called for additional forces, a demand supported by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.
Britain: China could help Afghanistan mission
WASHINGTON: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says that Chinese forces could in future join the military coalition in Afghanistan.
The British leader said on Friday that he believes nations not currently involved in fighting will likely join the mission.
Brown told New York's Council on Foreign Relations on Friday that China sending troops is a possibility.
All nations "see this as the front line" in the battle against terrorism, Brown says.
A total of 41 nations currently have forces under NATO command in Afghanistan
Britain has 8,000 troops in Afghanistan, mainly in the violent southern province Helmand. The U.S. has a total of around 32,000 troops there.
NATO has called for additional forces, a demand supported by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.
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