Plans were announced in mid-1980 to expand the force to 200,000.

A larger building is particularly needed, they added, because of the city's plan to expand the force by almost 2,000 officers.

In the event, the government decided to not expand the Australian force.

Expanding the force beyond Kabul has been a contentious issue within the administration.

The 100 new officers will expand the force to 2,750, a number that falls about 350 short of what the union leaders have been demanding.

He said, however, that the union would keep pushing to expand the force.

Plans to expand the force throughout the country have been put aside.

There is therefore great urgency in moving ahead quickly to expand the peacekeeping force.

The Afghan government wants to expand the international force to major cities beyond the capital.

Yes, expand the force, but with an eye to the rest of the system.