Troop Surge

In a move which will help bolster Slovakia's efforts at greater integration with euro-Atlantic institutions, parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of deploying up to 16 addition troops to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan on June 19. A total of 134 members of parliament voted in favour of deploying additional troops, while one lawmaker abstained, four did not vote, and 11 were not present. Slovakia currently has 231 soldiers deployed throughout the country, most of whom operate in the southern provinces.

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