Citation

Janssen J. Jane's def. wkly. 2006; (JAN.): 217-219.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Jane's Information Group)

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Abstract

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.

Language: en

Keywords

Public policy; Bombs (ordnance); Military operations; Strategic planning; Civil defense; Force protection; Infantry fighting; International Security Assistance Force (ISAF); Safety factor