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NATO expects at least 5,000 troops for Afghanistan

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-12-02 10:03

BRUSSELS: The head of NATO said he expects allies to provide at least 5,000 troops for Afghanistan and possibly a few thousand more after US President Barack Obama announced a big increase in US forces for the country.

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"There are 43 countries on the ground under NATO command and I am confident that other allies and partners will also make a substantial increase in their contributions," Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a statement after Obama's announcement.

"I expect at least 5,000 more forces from other countries in our alliance and possibly a few thousand more," the NATO secretary-general said in the televised statement, released on Wednesday.

 
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