s ▁Kos ovo ▁Force ▁( K FOR ), ▁and ▁providing ▁and ▁actually ▁deploy ing ▁the ▁K FOR ▁strateg ic ▁reserve ▁to ▁Kos ovo . ▁Poland ▁is ▁a ▁strong ▁al ly ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁Europe , ▁and ▁it ▁led ▁the ▁Mult in ational ▁Division ▁Central - S outh ▁in ▁Ira q ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁ ▁Government ▁Prote ction ▁Bureau ▁ ▁The ▁Government ▁Prote ction ▁Bureau ▁( Pol ish : ▁Bi uro ▁O chron y ▁R zą du , ▁B OR ) ▁is ▁Poland ' s ▁equivalent ▁of ▁the ▁Secret ▁Service ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁providing ▁ant iter ror ism ▁and ▁VI P ▁security ▁detail ▁services ▁for ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁divisions ▁Poland ▁is ▁divided ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁provinces ▁or ▁Vo iv odes hips ▁( wo j ew ództ wa , ▁singular ▁– ▁województ wo ): ▁Lower ▁S iles ia , ▁K uy avia - P omer ania , ▁Ł ód ź , ▁Lub el skie , ▁Lub usz , ▁L esser ▁Poland , ▁Mas ov ia , ▁O pole , ▁Sub car path ia , ▁Pod l ask ie , ▁P omer ania , ▁S iles ia , ▁Ś wię to kr zy skie , ▁W arm ia - M as uria , ▁Gre ater ▁Poland ▁and ▁West ▁P omer ania . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Poland ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁Europe ▁ ▁Vis eg rad ▁Group ▁ ▁Liberal ism ▁in ▁Poland ▁ ▁Polish ▁government - in - ex ile ▁ ▁Political ▁parties