TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Dutch hesitation disrupts NATO plans for Afghanistan
JO  - Jane's defence weekly
A1  - Janssen, J.
SP  - 217
EP  - 219
VL  - 
IS  - JAN.
N2  - The Netherlands Chief of Defence Staff has emphasized the importance of an expansion of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to southern Afghanistan, which is planned to include a significant participation by Dutch forces. The Dutch PRT is to be headquartered in the provincial capital Tarin Kowt which is location of a suicide bomb attack on 5 January during a visit to Afghanistan by the US Ambassador. The Dutch ground forces that are to be sent to Uruzgan will have mortars for fire support as well as YPR-765 armoured infantry fighting vehicles equipped with 25 mm guns for force protection. Up to 250 Dutch personnel will operate in the headquarters of the multinational ISAF brigade in Kandahar.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0265-3818
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -