Afghan War: US, NATO Troops Near 100,000 And Climbing
Reuters
Breakdown of troop numbers in Afghanistan
Spain is willing to increase the number of its troops in Afghanistan on a long-term basis if necessary, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told the International Herald Tribune in an interview published on Thursday.
Spain currently has about 800 troops in Afghanistan, where the United States has been pushing allies to increase their military presence.
U.S. troop levels have already risen by thousands. Under U.S. President Barack Obama's new strategy, they will rise from 32,000 at the end of 2008 to a projected 68,000 by the end of 2009.
Here is a breakdown of current main national deployments in Afghanistan, which totals around 96,500 troops as at the end of July.
Country Troops
United States 62,000
Britain 9.000
Germany 4,050
France 3,160
Canada 2,800
Italy 2,795
Poland 2,000
Netherlands 1,770
Australia 1,090
Romania 1,025
Spain 780
Turkey 730
Denmark 700
Belgium 510
Norway 485
Bulgaria 470
Sweden 430
Czech Republic 340
94,135
Other nations: 2,378
TOTALS: 96,513
Source: Reuters; U.S. military; NATO (www.nato.int/isaf/docu/epub/pdf/isaf_placemat.pdf)
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