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U.S. to almost double troops in Afghanistan

 

Published 12/19/2008 by Domenico Montanaro at First Read

From NBC's Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney KubeSecretary of Defense Robert Gates has signed a deployment order to send a combat aviation brigade, about 3,000 troops, to Afghanistan in early 2009. The brigade, from the 82nd Airborne, will fulfill one of the critical deficits for U.S. forces in that country right now -- helicopters.  Last week, Gates said he expects to have three more brigade combat teams in Afghanistan by "summertime." A senior defense official said that the combat aviation...( read more ) (link)

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