Dutch Parliament supports sending troops to
Afghanistan
Feb 3, 2006 22:40 hrs. IST
The Hague (Netherlands):
The Dutch Parliament overwhelmingly supported the
deployment of up to 1,400 troops to southern
Afghanistan, the premier said, reaffirming the
country's central NATO.
He said its concerns were allayed when NATO
pledged more money for reconstruction, a security
net for the Dutch troops, human rights guarantees for
prisoners and independence for the Dutch in their
area of operation. Defense Minister Henk Kamp
said he expected an advance team of 900 men
to head to Uruzgan on March 1, while the main
body of troops would be deployed on August 1.
"It's a dangerous mission, the most dangerous
mission since Srebrenica," Kamp said after the
vote.
The humiliation of Dutch troops at Srebrenica,
Bosnia, 10 years ago by Bosnian Serb forces,
when thousands of Muslims under Dutch protection
were slaughtered, was a powerful factor in the
public hesitation to commit troops again in a
combat zone.
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