Pressure on France and Germany to bolster their Afghanistan troop levels

Article reports that France and Germany are under pressure to lift troop deployments in Afghanistan, December 2009, following decisions by the Obama administration and several Nato powers and US allies to commit to a major troop uplift.
But few countries in Europe were rushing to fill the void. Germany and France made it clear that they wanted to wait until the Afghanistan conference at the end of January 2010 in London.

BBC News, 2.12.09: Nato makes 'substantial' troop pledge for Afghanistan http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8390254.stm

NATO: News, 2.12.09: NATO Secretary General calls on Allies to step up efforts http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-0B59AD2C-F1B6AFBD/natolive/news_59631.htm?

Deutsche Welle, 2.12.09: After the surge: which way forward for the NATO allies? http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4963184,00.html

France24, 2.12.09: France’s military presence in Afghanistan http://www.france24.com/en/20091202-french-military-afghanistan-map-taliban-usa-army-france-war

Spiegel Online International, 2.12.09: Europe Reluctant to Pledge More Troops http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,664828,00.html

United States: The White House Blog, 1.12.09: The New Way Forward - The President's Address http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/12/01/new-way-forward-presidents-address

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