Colombia considers Afghan mission http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/08/20088718135961748.html
Colombia is considering sending troops to Afghanistan to assist the US-led campaign against the Taliban, the government says.
Senior military officials travelled to Afghanistan on Wednesday to examine military co-operation in a special operations, counter-narcotics missions, engineering and mine-removal, the defence ministry said. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/08/20088718135961748.html