10.07.2006, 19:09
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Zitat:Britain to send 900 more troops to Afghanistan
By Times Online and agencies
The UK force in southern Afghanistan will be boosted by about 900 troops with extra helicopter support, Des Browne, the Defence Secretary, told MPs today.
The decision follows an urgent request for back-up from commanders in the southern province of Helmand, where six British soldiers have been killed in engagements with the Taleban militia over the past month. ...