Britain said Friday it would send additional troops to southern Afghanistan in response to NATO's call to bolster forces in the region.
Defense Minister Des Browne confirmed the deployment in a statement late Friday — two days after Prime Minister Tony Blair told lawmakers that Britain would withdraw 1,600 of its soldiers from Iraq in coming months.
"We have decided that it is right for the U.K. to provide some additional forces for the southern region," Browne said, adding that he would announce full details in Parliament on Monday.
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British media said, however, that 1,000 more soldiers were to be sent. The defense ministry refused to confirm that number.
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