From CNN:MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Russia will assist the U.S. in the transit of non-military cargo to Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.
Lavrov said on Russian television that his country intends to cooperate to help get vital cargo to NATO troops in Afghanistan.
The United States had asked to transport the cargo through Russian territory to Afghanistan, Lavrov said.
The U.S. military is planning to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan to halt a resurgence of the Taliban.
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