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More troops needed for Afghanistan: U.S. Gen. Casey

Army Chief of Staff General Casey addresses the media at the Fort Hood Army Post in Fort Hood Reuters – Army Chief of Staff General George Casey addresses the media at the Fort Hood Army Post in Fort Hood, …
Sun Nov 8, 9:24 am ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General George Casey, Army chief of staff, said on Sunday that more U.S. troops were needed for Afghanistan, but he would not comment about any specific number.

"I believe that we need to put additional forces into Afghanistan to give General (Stanley) McChrystal the ability to both dampen the successes of the Taliban while we train the Afghan civilian forces," Casey said on NBC's "Meet the Press." (Reporting by Tabassum Zakaria; Editing by Jackie Frank)

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