Panel sets goal of 400,000 Afghan forces in 5 yrs
Thursday, 21 January 2010
KABUL, Jan 20 (AP): Afghanistan's finance minister says a joint panel has agreed to boost the number of Afghan security forces from the current level of about 191,000 to 400,000 within five years.
The announcement came Wednesday after a meeting of Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board to finalize a government action plan to be presented at a Jan. 28 international conference in London to shore up the Afghan leadership.
The panel includes Afghan government representatives and officials from the UN and major troop contributing countries.
The announcement came Wednesday after a meeting of Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board to finalize a government action plan to be presented at a Jan. 28 international conference in London to shore up the Afghan leadership.
The panel includes Afghan government representatives and officials from the UN and major troop contributing countries.