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Voice of America News January 12, 2010 More US Troops Ordered to Afghanistan as Part of Surge The U.S. Defense Department has ordered more than 3,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, as part of a surge approved by President Barack Obama. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman Tuesday said 2,600 soldiers, mostly from the Fort Hood, Texas base, will be headed to Afghanistan, accompanied by about 500 support troops. In Afghanistan, NATO forces said two drone strikes in southern Helmand province late Monday killed 16 suspected militants. A NATO statement said one missile hit a safe house in the Now Zad area, where a large number of insurgents were preparing ammunition. A second strike killed three armed fighters in Nad Ali district. Also Tuesday, NATO denied allegations by residents of southern Helmand province that foreign troops opened fire on demonstrators protesting the alleged desecration of the Koran. .... Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP. =========================== Stop NATO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stopnato Blog site: http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/ To subscribe, send an e-mail to: [email protected] or [email protected] Daily digest option available. ==============================
