The Mail 7 Oct 06 - NATO troops party while British die on the front line
It looks like NATO is already a "2-level" partnership. I hope that this isn't an indication of how an EU Defence Force would operate.
Most Nato troops in Kabul are not sent to the front line because their governments have refused to put their lives at risk. They protect the airport and the capital instead.
British soldiers from 3 Para Battle Group, who have seen 41 comrades die in Afghanistan since the spring, say the airport is a 'haven' for parties for Italian, Hungarian, French, German and Belgian troops.