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STAFF WRITER 14:54 HRS IST

Brussels, Nov 7 (AP) A top Pentagon official says President Obama's new plan for Afghanistan will certainly involve an increase in the number of international troops.

Undersecretary of Defence Michele Flournoy says a strategy decision will be announced within the next "couple or maybe a few weeks."

Flournoy, the Pentagon's policy chief, headed a high-ranking US delegation that briefed NATO ambassadors on Thursday on the progress of the administration's review of the Afghan war. A transcript of her remarks was received today.

Flournoy told the ambassadors: "No one is talking about leaving Afghanistan, or even standing pat. We are increasing our commitment."

The allies are engaged in intense deliberations regarding the future of the 71,000 strong NATO force in Afghanistan.

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