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Written question asked by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 25 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 October 2006. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 November 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Afghanistan

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what NATO’s policy is on the payment of funds to armed groups in Afghanistan for security purposes.
Answer

Under the long-established principle that costs should ““lie where they fall””, the majority of costs associated with NATO operations are the responsibility of the individual contributing nations, not the alliance. While the alliance has contracted private security companies in some instances, it is not currently doing so in Afghanistan.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
451 c1443W; 98305
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
Link
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