A woman and child walk past German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) as they patrol during a mission in Toloqan, west of Kunduz, in this September 25, 2008 file photo. Germany's Bundestag lower house of parliament on February 26, 2010 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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