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July 29, 2009

Colombian Troops to Join US in Afghanistan
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As British troops wind down their role in the occupation of Iraq,
Colombian troops are on their way to Afghanistan. CBS News is reporting
a group of elite Colombian Special Operations forces are set to join the
US occupation of Afghanistan as early as next month. Colombia is the top
recipient of US aid in the Americas despite having one of its worst
human rights records and the world’s second-largest internally displaced
population after Sudan. A “top US official” told CBS News, “The more
Afghanistan can look like Colombia, the better.”



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