Nato is to send more troops to Afghanistan to reinforce security for this year's parliamentary elections, the commander of a Nato - led peacekeeping force said on Wednesday. Afghanistan was due to hold parliamentary elections in April after its first direct presidential election in October, but logistical problems have already pushed the polls into May and diplomats say it could be as late as July before they happen. "Nato will bring some additional forces in Afghanistan to support the national assembly elections and there we have already made an estimate of what is required," Lieutenant General Jean-Louis Py, the French commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) told a news conference. Py did not say how many Nato soldiers would reinforce the 8,000 strong ISAF peacekeeping mission stationed in Kabul and in some northern provinces.
