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Canada plans to extend Afghan mission to 2011

2008/02/08 19:03:18 @Reuters: International News

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada said on Friday it plans to keep its 2,500-strong military mission in Afghanistan until the end of 2011, almost three years longer than initially scheduled, and wants to shift the focus to training Afghan forces.
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