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November 7, 2001 – Italy says it will provide 2,700 troops. November 9, 2001 – The Netherlands announces that they are prepared to send up to 1,400 troops to Afghanistan.

DRUGS * Afghanistan produces 92 percent of the world's opium, a thick paste from poppy used to make heroin, according to the latest U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime report.

November 7, 2001 – Italy says it will provide 2,700 troops. November 9, 2001 – The Netherlands announces that they are prepared to send up to 1,400 troops to Afghanistan.

It is his second and last visit as president. February 17, 2009 - Obama approves a troop increase of 17,000 for Afghanistan. There are currently about 38,000 US troops serving in Afghanistan.

November 7, 2001 – Italy says it will provide 2,700 troops. November 9, 2001 – The Netherlands announces that they are prepared to send up to 1,400 troops to Afghanistan.

DRUGS * Afghanistan produces 92 percent of the world's opium, a thick paste from poppy used to make heroin, according to the latest U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime report.

It is his second and last visit as president. February 17, 2009 - Obama approves a troop increase of 17,000 for Afghanistan. There are currently about 38,000 US troops serving in Afghanistan.