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Afghanistan fight seen as �serious and deteriorating'

Source: The Star Press

Kabul : Afghanistan | 3 months ago

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The top U.S. military officer described the situation in Afghanistan as serious and deteriorating, but refused to say today whether defeating a resilient enemy would require more than the 68,000 American troops already committed. Adm. The comments from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...

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