SEOUL: South Korean civil groups staged different rallies in the capital Seoul on Wednesday prior to US President Barack Obama's arrival in South Korea.
A small group of anti-war protesters demonstrated outside the US Embassy in Seoul, protesting against the South Korean government's plans to re-deploy its troops in Afghanistan.
South Korea announced its troop dispatch plan late last month, about two years after it withdrew some 200 army medics and engineers from Afghanistan.
The pullout, though previously planned, followed a hostage standoff in which the Taliban killed two South Koreans after demanding that Seoul immediately withdraw its troops.
Local media reports, however, have said the government is considering increasing the number to 130, and plans to send about 300 troops by early next year.
South Korea will be Obama's final destination of his Asia tour which began on November 12.
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