Army chief backs call for troops
Updated on 03 October 2009
The new head of the British Army has thrown his weight behind calls to deploy more international forces to Afghanistan.
General Sir David Richards said that sending reinforcements would enable the Nato coalition to start winning the "psychological battle" while reducing casualty levels.
His intervention comes as the coalition commander in Afghanistan, US General Stanley McChrystal, is requesting up to 40,000 additional troops.
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