3,200 US soldiers’ tour extended

[DoYouEverWonder]

January 26, 2007

WASHINGTON: The Defence Department has decided to extend the combat tour of 3,200 soldiers from a 10th Mountain Division brigade in Afghanistan by four months in hopes of quelling the violence. Ben Abel, a spokesman for Fort Drum, the New York home of the 10th Mountain Division, confirmed that Defence Secretary Robert Gates had decided to extend the tour of the division’s 3rd Brigade. US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice announced on Thursday that the US planned to increase its aid to Afghanistan by $10.6 billion over the next two years. “The challenges of the last several months have demonstrated that we want to and we should redouble our efforts” in Afghanistan, Rice told reporters at NATO meeting in Brussels. Rice is expected to urge European allies to contribute aid to Afghanistan. agencies

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C01%5C26%5Cstory_26-1-2007_pg1_3

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This is insane.

[flamingyouth]

1. Duplicate

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