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NATO allies will boost the number of their high readiness forces to "well over 300,000" as they bulk up their defences in response to Russia's war on Ukraine, according to alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg. SOUNDBITE
Herat, Jun 9 (EFE/EPA).- Afghan contractors, working for Italian soldiers of NATO's Resolute Support Mission (RSP), protested Wednesday to demand security after the withdrawal of Italian soldiers from Camp Arena, outside the Independent Human Rights Comission, in Herat.Thousands of Afghans have worked as interpreters, security guards and contractual workers for the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan over the years. Hundreds of these employees have held protests in different parts of the country demanding special visas to be evacuated from the country, citing the risk of being attacked. An overnight militant attack has killed at least 10 Afghan civilians who worked for a land mine clearance project in the volatile northern province of Baghlan, an official said on Wednesday. (Camera: JALIL REZAYEE). SHOT LIST: AFGHAN CONTRACTORS, WORKING FOR ITALIAN SOLDIERS OF NATO'S RESOLUTE SUPPORT MISSION (RSP), GATHER TO PROTEST AND DEMAND SECURITY AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL OF ITALIAN SOLDIERS FROM CAMP ARENA, OUTSIDE THE INDEPENDENT HUMAN RIGHTS COMISSION, IN HERAT, AFGHANISTAN.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says allies will expand their Iraq mission to around 4,000 personnel. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says he has approved the deployment of 3,000 additional troops and military hardware to Saudi Arabia to boost the country's defenses in the wake of attacks on its oil installations blamed on Iran. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets soldiers stationed in Poland accompanied by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, with the UK leader on a diplomatic visit to Warsaw for talks that will focus on Ukraine and wider European security. Sunak's visit to Eastern Europe accompanied by defence minister Grant Shapps comes as Kyiv pleads with allies to ramp up supplies of ammunition and air defences desperately needed to repel Russian attacks. IMAGES
British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and his Polish counterpart Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz visit NATO troops stationed in the northeastern Polish town of Orzysz. IMAGES
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