Afghan Taliban Already Outnumbered 12-1

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Tue, 10/27/2009 - 2:47pm

There are already more than 100,000 international troops in Afghanistan working with 200,000 Afghan security forces and police. That's a 12-1 numerical advantage over Taliban rebels.

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