British Troop Surge to Fight Taliban Is Smaller Than Obama Asked For

Evening Standard - London › April 29, 2009

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THE Government was today set to announce that almost 1,000 extra British troops are to be sent to Afghanistan, taking the total there to 9,200.

The deployment -- to be announced days after Gordon Brown visited Afghanistan and Pakistan -- is far smaller than that privately requested by Barack Obama to support US forces, and about half the number military chiefs said they could provide.

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British Troop Surge to Fight Taliban Is Smaller Than Obama Asked For

The troops are to be sent for a matter of months to provide extra security for elections due...

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