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November 25, 2009

Report: Afghan Army Has 25% Turnover Rate
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As President Obama prepares to escalate the Afghan occupation, new
figures are calling into question U.S. claims about the readiness of
Afghan forces. The Inter Press Service news agency is reporting one in
every four soldiers left the Afghan National Army during the year ending
in September. Pentagon figures show the Afghan turnover rate is rising
instead of slowing down.



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