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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. Read full article »

CNN's Maxim Tkachenko and Zein Basravi contributed to this report.

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