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US to keep troops in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON - Nato may station up to 12,000 troops in Afghanistan to train and assist Kabul's forces after the alliance's combat mission there against the Taliban ends in 2014, US officials said Friday.

US Army soldiers from Headquarters Company, 173rd Special Troops Battalion attached to 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st U.S Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team patrol near Baraki Barak base in Logar Province, on October 11, 2012. NATO may station up to 12,000 troops in Afghanistan to train and assist Kabul's forces after the combat mission there ends in 2014, US officials said. US...

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    Discussion 2 : 23 Feb 2013 at 10.232

    I wonder, had he told the truth instead of lying and saying he would pull out all the truth within a short period of time AND close down Guantanamo Bay how many people would not having voted for him.

    You cannot trust politicians anywhere any more.

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    Discussion 1 : 23 Feb 2013 at 08.451

    Who is surprised?

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