Japan extends Arabian Sea refueling mission for 6 months

Japan extends Arabian Sea refueling mission for 6 months

TOKYO, Japan - Cabinet ministers (shown) at a meeting on Oct. 21 extended the government's naval logistic support in the Arabian Sea for U.S. antiterror operations in Afghanistan for six months following the extension this month of a two-year law on the mission.

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