The White House is now reviewing strategic recommendations made by the top U.S.military officer in Afghanistan, Details are confidential but they are believed to include the possibility of adding more troops to the already 60 thousand Americans in uniform deployed there in the eight-year old war.

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One day the reviewing officer said the application had been pulled out of the line.

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The founder, Gary Hippensteel, of The Woodlands, Texas, says he applied and then started making regular calls to the reviewing officer.

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Wiltshire Police said following recommendations from the IPCC, it would be writing to the family to apologise for any distress caused and was reviewing its family liaison officer policies.

BBC: Becky Godden