July 12, 2006 -- The first group of British military reinforcements left for Afghanistan today.
Some 150 British troops departed the British base in Cyprus, part of about 900 additional soldiers Britain is sending to Afghanistan to bolster security efforts in the south of the country.
(AFP)
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