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US General and commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan David Petraeus demands 2,000 more troops to fight Afghan Taliban, but mainly to train Afghan security forces so that helping them to take over responsibilities of their country as soon as NATO forces leave, a NATO official said on Monday.If approved, the additional troops would join the 140,000 strong international force already in Afghanistan.It is not yet clarified which of the alliance's 28 members would send the new troops, but noted that nearly half of the requested force would be trainers for the Afghan security forces.Getting Afghan security forces ready to take over security responsibilities is paramount to the withdrawal of foreign troops from the war-scarred nation.
