Poland to Speed Up Withdrawal of Troops

A recent news report says that Poland will speed up the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan. The planned withdrawal was to keep about 1,000 Polish troops in Afghanistan until the end of 2014. The Poles have had a long-term presence in Afghanistan; especially in Ghazni province where the White Eagle Battle Group has operated. In addition, the Poles also ran the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Ghazni. The new schedule has Poland going to only 500 troops by May 2014. (source: "Poland to speed up troop withdrawal from Afghanistan", Reuters, January 15, 2014.