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U.S. Army soldiers patrol near the town of Baraki Barak in Afghanistan on Monday.
Obama to reveal Afghan decision ‘within days’
President  Obama held a final session with top aides on whether to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan and plans to announce his decision within days, the White House said. Full story
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