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Obama vows to ‘finish job’ in Afghan conflict
US President Barack Obama is widely expected to announce next week that he favours sending more than 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, in a momentous decision for his presidency
US Democrats seek war surtax
Democrats in the US Congress are pushing for a tax increase to pay for the Afghan war, amid rising expectations that President Barack Obama will dispatch tens of thousands of extra troops to the conflict.
Afghans warn Dutch over pull-out
Provincial governor says withdrawing 1,300 troops next summer would leave job ‘only half finished’
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