Bogotá, Oct 26, 2026 (AFP) - US troops to join anti-drug-trafficking drills in Colombia

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More than 300 US troops will arrive in Colombia this week to take part in anti-drug-trafficking training exercises with Colombian forces, officials said Monday. The soldiers will begin arriving Tuesday and conduct exercises between October 30 and November 11, Colombia's defense ministry and the US military said in separate statements. The US military's Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), whose area of responsibility covers Latin America and the Caribbea......

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