Obama sending additional US troops to Afghanistan

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Source: CCTV.com | 02-18-2009 08:58

U.S. President Barack Obama has approved a plan to send an additional 12,000 troops to Afghanistan in the coming months. U.S. defense officials say the deployment includes 8,000 marines and 4,000 army soldiers.

Obama sending additional US troops to Afghanistan

It is the first major military deployment decision the Obama administration has made since coming into power in January.

Editor:Du Xiaodan