GROM special forces may be headed for war against terrorism in Afghanistan

Poland's special forces unit GROM is being prepared to direct military opera tions against terrorists in Afghanistan. Negotiations between Poland and the US are currently in progress, and if they are successful GROM troops could b e deployed in the first half of January, after acquainting themselves with t heir tasks and undergoing a series of medical examinations and vaccinations. According to Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski, the unit is in much better shape than it was before September 11, and the commandos are training with e xceptional intensity. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) M.K.