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On October 14, 2009, the British government decided to send an additional 500 soldiers to Afghanistan, in addition to the 9,000 people already stationed there.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8305922.stm Prime Minister Gordon Brown added that certain conditions have to be met before the additional forces would be actually sent, but only if key conditions are met. The forces need to have all required equipment, and both Afghanistan and other NATO countries need to supply more troops as well.http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/oct/14/gordon-brown-davidcameron Additional troops up to 45,000 are expected to be sent by the U.S. government within a week.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/6136354/US-may-send-more-troops-to-Afghanistan-Robert-Gates-suggests.html
History
The United Kingdom has a presence in Helmand, Afghanistan since the Summer of 2006. The deployed unit, called Helmand Task Force, has taken part in several operations against the Taliban, but have also negotiated "cessation of hostilities" agreements.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article656693.ece Troop forces have been increased to 9,000 in October, 2009.
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