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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:26 PM

Published 11/03/2009 by Canada.com


Canadians looking forward to U.S. help in battle against Taliban

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan â Senior Canadian officers in southern Afghanistan hope that President Barack Obama's long deliberations over troop levels will result in additional U.S. combat forces in Kandahar where Canada has been facing tough resistance from the Taliban for more than three years.

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