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Nepal considers troops for UNAMSIL

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    Nepal is considering sending some 900 troops to join the UN peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone, news reports quoted the Nepalese Defence Ministry spokesman, Bhola Silwal, as saying on Sunday.

    The spokeswoman for the UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), Margaret Novicki, told IRIN on Monday that discussions were continuing on the offer.

    UNAMSIL’s current troop strength is 11,265 but has been authorised to raise this to 13,000.

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