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Germany to send spy planes to Afghanistan
Afghanistan News.Net
Friday 3rd July, 2009 (IANS)
Germany will send its advanced Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft to Afghanistan to help the NATO forces in the fight against Taliban, a media report said Friday.
The decision to send four AWACS to the Central Asian nation was approved by the German parliament Thursday, the Online news agency reported.
The planes will remain in Afghanistan till December.
Germany will also send additional 300 soldiers to strengthen the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in that country, the report said.
Currently, there are around 4,500 German soldiers in Afghanistan.  Email this story to a friend
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Germany to send spy planes to Afghanistan
Thank you Germany for assisting!
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