In Seoul earlier today, demonstrators staged rallies to protest against the war in Afghanistan. The anti-war protesters gathered outside the US Embassy, due to anger over government plans to re-deploy its troops in Afghanistan.

South Korea announced its troop dispatch plan late last month. Local media reports said the government is considering increasing the number to 130, and plans to send about 300 troops by early next year. As a key US ally, South Korea dispatched troops to Iraq from 2003 to 2008.

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