Key U.S. general backs keeping Afghan forces at peak strength

2013/02/14 23:43:42 @Reuters: World News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. general nominated to oversee a vast region that includes Afghanistan on Thursday backed keeping Afghan forces at a peak strength of 352,000, contrary to current plans to shrink them after NATO declares the war over next year.
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