The United States now has about 60,000 troops in Afghanistan the largest contingent in the 42-nation international force.

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Britain has 9,000 troops in Afghanistan, the second largest force behind the United States.

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France has the fourth-largest contingent in Afghanistan, with 3400 troops based around the country.

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It has the second largest number of troops in the country, stationed mainly in the south.

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It also has the third-largest contingent of troops there, after America and Britain.

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Britain has the second-largest contingent of troops in Iraq -- about 4, 100 -- after the United States, which has about 142, 500.

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