KABUL, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Poland would boost its military presence in Afghanistan within the framework of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), a statement issued by Afghanistan's Presidential Palace said Wednesday.

    The statement was released at the conclusion of the meeting between the visiting Polish Defence Minister Bogdan Klich and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

    "Defence Minister Bogdan Klich called on President Karzai at his palace Wednesday and said that Poland would increase its troops within NATO framework to up to 2,600 by April 2010," said the statement.

    Some 2,000 Polish troops are currently stationed in Afghanistan under NATO command to help stabilize security in the war-ravaged country.

    Karzai, according to the statement, called for Klich to facilitate Afghan youth study in Poland in both military and civilian fields.

    The Polish defense minister arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday to pay a visit to Polish troops, which were stationed in the central Ghazni province.