11 June 2007: Almost ready to go

Poland has assigned 1,200 troops to the NATO forces in Afghanistan. Their task will be to patrol the mountainous border area with Pakistan to search for Taliban guerrilla activity.

The troops and all their equipment have arrived in the country, and are almost ready to begin their mission. All they need now is to find their missing vehicle keys, which seem to have disappeared during the journey from Poland.

"We shall have to send away for spares, so it may take from several days to several weeks for our contingent to become combat ready", said a spokesman.

SaintFM is sure the Taliban won't mind waiting.