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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Turkey to Increase Military Presence in Afghanistan (Update1) - Bloomberg.com

"Turkey to Increase Military Presence in Afghanistan (Update1)

By Steve Bryant

Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey pledged to double its contribution to peacekeeping in Afghanistan, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.

The reinforcements will bring the Turkish force to 1,600 troops from 795 and will arrive when Turkey takes over control of the rotating command of NATO operations in the Afghan capital Kabul in November, Davutoglu said at a news conference in Ankara today with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen."

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