Latest update: 18/02/2009 

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Obama to deploy up to 17,000 more troops
Obama to deploy up to 17,000 more troops
President Barack Obama has authorised the deployment of up to 17,000 additional US troops to Afghanistan, Reuters reports. The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced in December a planned increase of between 20,000 and 30,000 troops.

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