Brown pushes for more nations to share Afghan burden: report
Gordon Brown is attempting to persuade allied nations to provide 5,000 more troops for the fight against the Taliban. The move is part of a push to spread the burden in Afghanistan, where troops from America and Britain make up the bulk of the international force.
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