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Afghan soldiers move on province

REUTERS , KABUL
The Afghan government will send hundreds of troops to reassert central authority and disarm rebel militia in the capital of a central province overrun last week by forces of a renegade commander.

A battalion of troops would be sent to Chaghcharan, capital of Ghor province, from the western city of Herat today, said Defense Ministry spokesman General Zahir Azimy said.

It would be the third such deployment of the fledgling Afghan National Army (ANA) to restive provinces where commanders have resisted attempts to disarm their militia forces before elections due to be held in September.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/06/22/2003176073

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