Nato forces are set to launch a spring "surge" in Afghanistan in an attempt to drive the Taliban out of Helmand & seal infiltration points along the Pakistani border. General David Richards, the outgoing British officer commanding Nato forces in the country, said yesterday the operation, one of the largest to be launched in the current campaign, was critical in stopping the Taliban re-establishing themselves in the country. The US will provide an extra 3,200 troops & Poland 1,000 for use in the operation, to be codenamed Nawriz. British forces expect to take part in missions outside Helmand, said General Richards. Britain is likely to send a battalion plus support about 800 in total to add to the 6,000 already in Afghanistan. General Richards, who finishes his tenure as commander in 4 days, has repeatedly requested & been denied a reserve force. Washington has now announced, however, that his US successor, General Dan K McNeill, will get such a force when he takes over...
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