NATO Increases Assistance to Afghanistan

January 29th, 2007 at 10:59pm

Several NATO member countries, including the U.S. and Denmark, have indicated they will send more troops to Afghanistan, as well as increase aid and civilian personnel to improve reconstruction and development efforts. NATO Foreign Ministers also called for increased coordination between civilian and military efforts in the country.

For more, see http://www.nato.int/docu/update/2007/01-january/e0126a.html.

Entry Filed under: Asia & the Pacific, Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy, International Aid and Development