Britain to Send 500 More Troops to Afghanistan [1.6 percent of what we're sending]
LONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Monday that Britain will send 500 additional troops to Afghanistan in early December, raising the number of British troops there to 10,000. Mr. Brown made his statement on the eve of President Obama’s long-awaited announcement on strategy for the Afghan conflict on Tuesday. Mr. Obama is expected to announce an increase of about 30,000 American troops, bringing total American troop strength in Afghanistan to about 100,000. The announcements have been closely coordinated between the governments in London and Washington, the two largest troop providers in the 43-nation coalition fighting in Afghanistan. British officials...
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