FACTBOX: Which countries have the most troops in Afghanistan?
(Reuters) - Pakistan suspended supplies to foreign forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday, as its security forces launched an operation against militants in the strategic Khyber Pass border region, a government official said.Neighbor Pakistan is a key supply route for more than 65,000 foreign troops from 41 nations stationed in Afghanistan to help the government fight a resurgent Taliban-led insurgency.
Here is a breakdown showing the main foreign forces in Afghanistan as of December 1, 2008.
* UNITED STATES: 35,000**
* BRITAIN: 8,745
* GERMANY: 3,600
* FRANCE: 2,785
* CANADA: 2,750
* ITALY: 2,350
* NETHERLANDS: 1,770
* POLAND: 1,130
* AUSTRALIA: 1,090
* TURKEY: 860
* SPAIN: 780
* ROMANIA: 740
* DENMARK: 700
** Includes about 15,000 U.S. troops who are part of U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom, not under NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) command.
-- The U.S. is expected to send up to 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan by the beginning of next summer
For a FACTBOX on Afghanistan's security forces see
AFGHAN-ARMY/NUMBERS
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