Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library copies of the metrics his Department uses to assess the effectiveness of Afghan security forces. [136242]

Mr Robathan, Minister of State for Defence: Much of our assessment on the development of the Afghan National Security Forces effectives is based on International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) data. My right hon. Friend will understand that this information is both classified and owned by ISAF and therefore cannot be released.

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