US mulls more Afghanistan troops
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is considering plans to send an extra 3,000 marines to Afghanistan.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- The United States could cut its forces in Afghanistan next summer if Taliban militants accept an amnesty to be drawn up by President Hamid Karzai and neighboring Pakistan, the senior US commander in Kabul said yesterday.
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The United States will send an additional force of about 3,200 Marines to Afghanistan this spring to help NATO troops and Afghan security forces confront rising Taliban violence, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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A White House laboring to find a new approach in Iraq said Tuesday it is considering sending more U.S. troops, an option that worries top generals because of its questionable payoff and potential backlash. President Bush said he is ready to boost the overall size of an American military overstretched by its efforts against worldwide terrorism.
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The United States persuaded its NATO allies to consider ways to merge Alliance-run and US-led forces in Afghanistan, despite deep reservations notably from Germany and France.
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NATO allies must fulfill their  commitment to the future stability of Afghanistan by  dispatching more troops to fight insurgents, Washington's  ambassador to the alliance said on Wednesday.
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NOORDWIJK, Netherlands  - The United States led pressure on European allies to supply more troops to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan at NATO talks on Wednesday, but alliance sources said Washington could come away frustrated.
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NATO nations faced renewed calls on   Friday to supply extra troops for Afghanistan, with commanders   stressing a Polish offer of 1,000 soldiers next year did not   plug the shortfalls.
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Republican  presidential contender Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday called for  doubling U.S. combat troops in Afghanistan as part of a broader  military expansion.
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NATO states will probably  offer more troops and equipment to meet shortfalls in  Afghanistan when their defense ministers meet on Thursday, but  holes will remain, a U.S. government official said on  Wednesday.
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A plan approved Thursday to extend NATO's military control across all of Afghanistan would put as many as 12,000 U.S. troops under foreign battlefield command, a number that U.S. officials said could be the most since World War II.
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With the United States turning up pressure on European allies to stump up more troops for Afghanistan, reports here suggested Germany is considering sending reinforcements.
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Germany turns down a US appeal to send more troops to Afghanistan, amid signs of strain in the Nato mission.
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By Kristin RobertsPORTOROZ, Slovenia - NATO states will probably offer more troops and equipment to meet shortfalls in Afghanistan when their defense ministers meet on Thursday, but holes will remain, a U.S. ...Comment
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Washington will send more troops to Afghanistan if need be, Sen. John McCain said Saturday, while urging European allies to send their troops to the country's restive south.
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ANCHORENA PARK, Uruguay, March 10 -- President Bush approved 8,200 more U.S. troops for Iraq and Afghanistan on top of reinforcements already ordered to those two countries, the White House said Saturday, a move that comes amid a fiery debate in Washington over the Iraq war.
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Britain plans to send 1,000 more troops to Afghanistan, bolstering the 5,000 it already has there, British lawmakers said Friday.