German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) shakes hands with Volker Wieker, Inspector General of Germany's armed forces Bundeswehr after a debate on the increase of German troops in Afghanistan in the Bundestag lower house of parliament in Berlin February 26, 2010. The Bundestag lower house of parliament on Friday voted to increase its troop count in Afghanistan by up to 850, raising its mandate for the country to a total of 5,350 soldiers.
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