Afghanistan and its international partners have agreed to increase the country's security forces by more than 100,000 within two years.<br/><br/>Officials said the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board agreed to increase the size of the Afghan National Army from the current figure of about 97,000 to 171,600 by the end of 2011. <br/><br/>The Afghan National Police would be be boosted from about 94,000 today to 134,000 under the plan. The board set a long-term goal of expanding the Afghan security force to 240,000 soldiers and 160,000 police within five years. But officials said that figure may not be necessary if the US-led campaign against the Taliban succeeds in crippling the insurgency. The move comes ahead of a conference in London next week which aims to boost international support for Afghanistan.