Tuesday, January 26, 2010

NUMBERS OF FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN
(Not including over 100,00 US troops and 38,000 NATO troops)

"... According to testimony last month before the independent Commission on Wartime Contracting, the number of U.S. defense contractors in Afghanistan is expected to reach 160,000 this year, more than the number of U.S. troops... The Obama administration has envisioned an Afghan army that would number 134,000 by the end of this year and grow to 240,000 in 2013. The Afghan national police currently stand at 96,800 with a proposal to expand to 160,000 by 2013, according to recent Pentagon testimony..."
http://huffpostfund.org/stories/2010/01/flaws-iraqi-police-contract-raise-questions-about-afghan-effort

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