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Government focus on bomb disarmament in Afghanistan

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Gordon Brown has announced more money and local forces to be directed towards detecting and disarming improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan.

The prime minister's pledge includes an extra £10m to buy 400 hi-tech hand-held mine detectors.

Caroline Wyatt reports.

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