Plea to allies over Afghan role

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On the final day of the Nato 60th anniversary summit on the borders of France and Germany, Mr Hutton said that the Europeans faced a "moment of decision".

Gordon Brown will use the talks to offer to send hundreds more British troops to Afghanistan to bolster security during the forthcoming presidential elections.

Officials travelling with the Prime Minister made clear, however, the offer depended upon other Nato members being prepared to deploy extra forces during the course of the elections.

It is understood that while Mr Brown will not be putting forward specific figures during the two-day summit, commanders are looking at numbers in the "mid to high hundreds".

Officials made clear the offer was separate from the wider issue of whether Britain would increase its permanent force in Afghanistan, which remains under review.

The situation in Afghanistan looked set to dominate the last day of the summit jointly hosted by France and Germany in Strasbourg, Baden-Baden and Kehl.

Mr Obama last week published his plan for Afghanistan which will see an additional 21,000 American troops deployed to the country in an attempt to force a strategic breakthrough.

Other Nato members have, however, so far proved unwilling to follow suit and commit more forces.