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Published 2/19/2009 at Reuters: Politics
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan will seek to take the lead in the war against Taliban insurgents and control foreign aid when its team goes to Washington to present its input for a U.S. regional security review, an official said on Thursday.
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