From CNN:WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed a deployment order to move an additional 3,000 troops to Afghanistan next year, according to U.S. military officials.
The troops will be part of a combat aviation brigade, the latest approved by Gates for the expected build-up of U.S. troops in Afghanistan throughout next year.
Earlier this year, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David McKiernan, requested at least 20,000 additional troops be sent there to fight the increasing violence by the resurgent Taliban forces in the southern and eastern parts of the country.
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My Comment: I am starting to lose count on the number of soldiers being deployed to Afghanistan. The request is 20,000 .... but I think it is going to be higher than that. Clearly President-elect Obama has given the green light to start a surge in Afghanistan, but I think the numbers are going to be higher than what has been advertised. In addition, these figures do not include private contractors .... a number which is huge in Iraq, and I can only presume will become huge in Afghanistan.
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