Not Enough Troops In Afghanistan

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Report is not what the governments want to hear.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The NATO force in Afghanistan does not have enough troops or equipment to secure advances made against Taliban insurgents and to guarantee a successful end to its mission, a lawmakers' report concluded on Friday.

The findings of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, which draws legislators from 42 countries, echoes recent complaints by NATO commanders that troop shortages are hampering operations and come as some allies face domestic pressure to pull troops out.

"The NATO mission still suffers from a lack of personnel and assets," the assembly's Defence and Security Committee concluded after a six-day tour of allied operations last week which included talks with local and national Afghan officials.

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The NATO force in Afghanistan does not have enough troops or equipment to secure advances made against Taliban insurgents and to guarantee a successful end to its mission, a lawmakers' report concluded on Friday.

They have been saying this since the start of the mission but they are barking up the wrong tree expecting help from us. We are using up equipment faster than it's being replaced. This isn't going to be addressed in the near future. IMO.

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Since NATO was an invention of the US to try and contain the Soviet threat and we footed most of the bill, we will be held up as the prob if the mission goes to sh*t! Agreed, not enough troops to do the job, but it is not that important because if it fails we will blame the coalition.