"Extra British troops are to be sent to southern Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Des Browne has confirmed. The move, which the BBC understands involves more than 1,000 personnel, comes as about 1,600 troops are being withdrawn from Iraq."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6388717.stmNow we know where they are sending them. I didn't know this but the UK force in Afghanistan is larger than the Iraq one.
