US Senate OKs funding for Afghan troop increase

(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved funds Thursday to pay for President Barack Obama's Afghanistan troop increase but rejected a demand that he submit a timetable to bring U.S. forces home.

Most of the $33 billion in war spending approved by the Senate is to finance the 30,000 troop "surge" in Afghanistan that Obama announced in December, although some of it covers expenses in Iraq. Reuters AlertNet - US Senate OKs funding for Afghan troop increase

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