31. He said Britain, Greece, France and Italy would supply the troops, which would arrive shortly before the elections and leave soon after. 32. In addition to neighboring Italy and Greece, France, Spain, Portugal, Romania and Austria have declared readiness to supply troops for the force. 33. It is difficult for the opposition to supply its troops without control of Dar-e-Suf. 34. Jordan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Argentina may supply troops later on. 35. Kuwait also has one of the caches of heavy military equipment, including water, fuel and weapons, prepositioned to supply Army troops if they are deployed. 36. Moscow has promised to intensify its support of anti-Taliban rebels in Afghanistan, primarily by supplying the troops with weapons and military equipment. 37. Most of their food comes from local villagers, who have little choice but to supply the troops. 38. Opposition leaders insist their troops are well supplied, but commanders on the front lines complain of a lack of ammunition, fuel and food. 39. RUSSIA Moscow has promised to intensify its support of anti-Taliban rebels in Afghanistan, primarily by supplying the troops with weapons and military equipment. 40. The rebels also have targeted private planes which they claim are supplying government troops. |