More Polish Troops to Afghanistan

Defense Minister Bogdan Klich says Poland may send 400-600 additional troops to Afghanistan, raising its total number to over 2,000.

The government is prepared to review the Afghan mission's effectiveness this month and depending on the result may opt for increasing the number of troops.

In October, Poland took command of security in the Afghan province of Ghazni, a volatile area two hour's drive southwest of Kabul, freeing up U.S. forces.

The United States has made repeated appeals for its NATO allies to send more troops to Afghanistan and allow those there to engage in combat missions without the restrictions that some European nations place on their soldiers.

Paris has sent 700 extra French troops to a valley in the east which is a stronghold of Taliban allies.