Krakow, Poland - German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung said Thursday he opposed US plans to use NATO's embryonic Response Force (NRF) to provide security in Afghanistan during the country's presidential elections.
"The NRF should not be considered as a reserve force. In principle, it has a very different role to play," Jung told reporters ahead of a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Krakow, Poland.
Other European allies are understood to also oppose the deployment of the NRF in Afghanistan.