FACTBOX: Breakdown of troop numbers in Afghanistan
(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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