One exception is the United Kingdom, which has recently pledged to increase its troop numbers in the restive poppy-growing province of Helmand. But European troop contributions continue to fall short of the 17,000 US troops deployed with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and its 8,000 Coalition Force troops outside of ISAF.
公众对欧洲介入那儿的事务的支持率一直在下降，大多数欧盟国家没能响应北约增兵的要求。唯一的例外是英国，它最近承诺增加它在动乱不安的鸦片种植省赫尔曼德的兵力。但是欧洲贡献的兵力一直低于美国驻守在国际安全协助部队的17000名兵力以及国际安全协助部队之外的8000名联合部队。