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U.S. military asks for more troops in Afghanistan - media

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U.S. military asks for more troops in Afghanistan - media

03:07 23/09/2009

U.S. top military commander in Afghanistan has asked President Barack Obama to authorize sending up to 40,000 additional troops to the war-torn country to fight effectively the Taliban militants, Fox News has reported.

Russian military probes media reports on Airborne Troops chief
01:32 23/09/2009
Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has ordered an official probe into media reports alleging the involvement of the Airborne Troops commander Lt. Gen. Vladimir Shamanov in criminal activities.

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