British troops to be sent to Afghanistan
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Britain's Defense Secretary Des Browne on Monday announced the deployment of 1,400 extra troops to Afghanistan to tackle a threatened Taliban spring offensive, days after Tony Blair announced a major withdrawal from Iraq.
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Britain is to announce that it will send up to 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, according to media reports Friday, sparking claims that it is being forced to take up the slack from its NATO allies.
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LONDON, OCTOBER 21: Britain agreed on Thursday to send troops to dangerous areas near Baghdad, a politically perilous step for Tony Blair who could face a sharp backlash if casualty rates start rising.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has pledged to give British troops in Afghanistan whatever equipment they need in their "very, very tough" fight against the Taliban.
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Britain will deploy nearly 1,400 extra troops to southern Afghanistan, where NATO forces are bracing for a Taliban spring offensive, Defence Secretary Des Browne said Monday.
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Britain plans to send 1,000 more troops to Afghanistan, bolstering the 5,000 it already has there, British lawmakers said Friday.
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Britain lobbied U.N. officials on Thursday with a proposal for the world body to lead a comprehensive "campaign plan" for peace in Afghanistan, where NATO-led troops are struggling against Taliban insurgents.
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Britain will increase its military presence in southern Afghanistan by about 800 troops to 5,800 this summer, Defense Secretary Des Browne said Thursday.
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Britain&#39;s Ministry of Defence on  Saturday named the three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan  by a bomb dropped by a U.S. aircraft coming to support them in  a battle against the Taliban.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has  pledged to give British troops in Afghanistan whatever  equipment they need in their "very, very tough" fight against  the Taliban.
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British soldiers in Afghanistan are involved in some of the worst and most prolonged fighting since World War II, the British commander of NATO forces in the country said.
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Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett Thursday visited the southern Afghan province of Helmand where thousands of British troops are deployed to fight the Taliban, a statement said.
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The government is expected to announce this week that it is sending up to 650 extra British troops to Iraq to boost security ahead of the January 30 elections, according to the Sunday Telegraph.
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A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announces.
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Britain will send an extra 1,400 troops to Afghanistan because most NATO allies have refused to send soldiers to battle a resurgent Taliban, Defense Secretary Des Browne said on Monday.
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British forces in Afghanistan are attacked up to a dozen times a day and are involved in &quot;extraordinarily intense&quot; fighting in the country, the senior British commander there said.
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The British Ministry of Defense confirmed on Sunday that the US has sent a request to the British government for redeployment of the British forces stationed in Iraq because the US troops stationed in Iraq are preparing for new military actions in Fallujah