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title: "President Obama to bolster troop surge with civilian officials in radical strategy for Afghanistan"
date: "2009-03-27"
authors:
  - name: "No Author"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2009/03/27/president-obama-to-bolster-troop-surge-with-civilian-officials-in-radical-strategy-for-afghanistan/"
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# President Obama to bolster troop surge with civilian officials in radical strategy for Afghanistan