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Obama vows to ‘finish job’ in Afghan conflict

By Daniel Dombey in Washington and James Blitz in London

Published: November 24 2009 14:25 | Last updated: November 24 2009 23:28

Afghan war
US officials say the approach will bring new focus to strategic areas in Afghanistan, while pulling back from more remote regions

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to “finish the job” in Afghanistan, in the strongest signal yet that he intends to send tens of thousands more troops to the conflict.

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