Afghans warn Dutch over pull-out

The governor of the Afghan province of Uruzgan is pleading with the Dutch government not to withdraw its deployment of 1,300 troops from the region in the summer of 2010, warning that the Netherlands would be pulling out with its 'job only half finished'.

ESO: Background information: Dutch consider staying in Afghanistan http://www.europeansources.info/record/dutch-consider-staying-in-afghanistan/

The Netherlands: Ministry of Defence: The Netherlands in Afghanistan, 2006 http://www.netherlandsmission.org/files/pdf/the-netherlands-in-afghanistan.pdf

The Netherlands: Embassy in the UK: FAQs: About the Dutch Mission in Afghanistan http://www.netherlands-embassy.org.uk/about/index.php?i=127

BBC News, 24.11.09: What is the future for Dutch troops in Afghanistan? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8374087.stm

NRC Handelsblad, 12.2.10: NATO troop request sparks political row http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2482380.ece/Nato_troop_request_sparks_political_row

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