First batch of extra U.S. troops in east Afghanistan
Posted on January 27th, 2009
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
Tue Jan 27, 2009
The first deployment of a planned United States surge of up to 30,000 troops, has moved into bases in two key provinces of east Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday.
The U.S. has pledged between 20,000 and 30,000 additional troops for Afghanistan, where violence has increased markedly since Taliban-led insurgents regrouped in 2005. …
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