President Obama has decided to follow the successful example of the Soviet Union and authorized the deployment of up to 17,000 extra US troops to Afghanistan, saying they are to "meet urgent security needs. The announcement came after the UN said that the number of civilians killed in the conflict in Afghanistan rose by 39% last year.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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