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Published 12/12/2008 at Reuters: Politics
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he hoped a U.S. troop increase for Afghanistan would be mostly done by late spring, as his commander warned Afghan forces were three or four years from leading the fight.
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he hoped a U.S. troop increase for Afghanistan would be mostly done by late spring, as his commander warned Afghan forces were three or four years from leading the fight. ...
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