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Friday, February 22, 2008

News : US extends army tour to 15 months in Iraq, Afghanistan

The Pentagon is extending the tours of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan to 15 months, Robert Gates, defence secretary, said yesterday.

The new policy extends tours for soldiers in the Central Command arena, which includes Iraq and Afghanistan, from the current goal of 12 months. It also guarantees that soldiers spend one year out of the war zone before any redeployment.

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