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FACTBOX: Breakdown of troop numbers in Afghanistan

Wed Feb 6, 2008 6:32pm EST

(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 February 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)
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