The Polish military has decided on the locations to station its additional forces in Afghanistan, Head of Polish Army General Staff Franciszek Gagor said in Warsaw Friday.

Gagor made the statement at a joint news conference after talks with visiting NATO Supreme Allied Commander John Craddock.

Gagor said that the Polish reconnaissance units reached Afghanistan last week, and four locations for their deployment have been identified.

He refused to give any details for security reasons, but said the Polish forces would not be stationed in the mountains.

Craddock thanked Poland for sending more troops to Afghanistan and called on the Polish public to support the government and military in their efforts to fulfill the arduous task.

There are currently more than 100 Polish troops in Afghanistan and the Polish government last year promised to send 1,000 more in the first half of this year.

Because of the high risks concerning the operations in Afghanistan, the plan was strongly rejected by Poles. The latest opinion poll conducted by the Polish National Public Opinion Center showed nearly 80 percent of Poles were against the deployment of Polish troops in Afghanistan.

Source: Xinhua