(for related story see AFGHAN-NATO/ or click on [ID:L06867129] Feb 7 (Reuters) - Germany, France and other NATO allies will face a concerted U.S.-led call on Thursday to send troops to Afghanistan's violent south. Here is a breakdown of current national deployments within the 40-nation NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which according to NATO had 43,250 troops as of Feb. 6: UNITED STATES: 15,000 troops (mainly east) UNITED KINGDOM: 7,800 (mainly south) GERMANY: 3,210 (north) ITALY: 2,880 (west and capital Kabul) CANADA: 2,500 (south) NETHERLANDS: 1,650 (south) FRANCE: 1,515 (Kabul) POLAND: 1,100 (mobile) AUSTRALIA: 1,070 (south) Other significant deployments: Denmark (780); Spain (740); Turkey (675); Romania (535). Note: The United States has a further 14,000-plus troops in Afghanistan outside the NATO force and plans shortly to send an extra 3,200 troops for a limited deployment until late-2008. (Reporting by Mark John)
Afghan police and security forces arrive at a mosque after a suicide blast in Lashkar Gah city in the southern Helmand province January 31, 2008. A suicide bomber blew himself up ...
