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500 Scots troops being sent out to fight the Taliban

Exclusive: More than 500 Scots soldiers are being sent to Afghanistan for the first time early next year to take part in a make-or-break Nato spring offensive.

MORE than 500 Scots soldiers are being sent to Afghanistan for the first time early next year to take part in a make-or-break Nato spring offensive designed to shatter the Taliban's grip on Helmand province.