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Zapatero promises Obama "significant contribution" in Afghanistan

Spanish Prime Minister Jos Luis Rodrguez Zapatero said on Tuesday that Spain is willing to make "the maximum effort" in the training of security forces in Afghanistan, where Madrid is determined to make a "significant contribution."

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