NATO sends troops to guard key election
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NATO dispatched extra troops to Kosovo for an election today seen by majority ethnic Albanians as a key step toward turning their UN-ruled protectorate into an independent nation.
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Several hundred French troops parachute into Kosovo to reinforce the Nato mission ahead of October parliamentary elections.
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NATO leaders set restoration of peace and stability in Afghanistan as the "key priority" of the alliance on Wednesday as members offered some concessions on the levels and mobility of troops battling Taliban insurgents there.
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NATO assumed responsibility for security across the whole of Afghanistan on Thursday when it took command in the east of the country from U.S.-led coalition forces.
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told reporters on Sunday, though some officials said the last vote could be counted on Monday. waist, according to Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Poulain, spokesman for the NATO-led peacekeeping mission.
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Extra security measures are being introduced in Iraq ahead of Sunday's election - the first since the invasion.
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NICE, France  - The United States will call on its  European NATO allies on Thursday to commit more forces to  alliance missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, as both sides try to  mend ties across the Atlantic.
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Netherlands Air Force F-16 combat jets will reinforce the NATO multinational force in Afghanistan to ensure security during the October elections.
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Amid fears of a possible terrorist attack, US authorities are tightening security for Tuesday's presidential election while taking pains not to discourage voters from turning out at the polls.
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The United States has begun flying  up to 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to  Afghanistan to provide increased security for that country's  Oct. 9 presidential election, the military said on Wednesday.
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Iraqi forces will protect polling places during the coming elections, but there are far fewer trained security officers than needed.
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New NATO ally Bulgaria will send 350 troops as and airport security guard in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, a military commander said Tuesday.
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Troops took up positions around the Bangladeshi capital and in all major cities and towns on Sunday after the government ordered the deployment to ensure a peaceful run-up to elections next month.
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After more than two decades of war, Afghanistan votes today in its first Presidential elections. And with the Taliban threatening to disrupt the polls, security is very tight across the country.
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Afghan forces backed by 9,000 NATO troops are poised to provide security as national elections approach, but a spectacular offensive by anti-government rebels cannot be ruled out, the top U.S. diplomat in Afghanistan said Friday.
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American forces in Iraq will be expanded by about 12,000 troops to provide better security as the Jan. 30 elections approach, military officials said today.
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RIGA, Latvia, Nov. 29-- NATO leaders on Wednesday declared that securing peace and security in Afghanistan is now the "key priority" for the alliance formed to combat Soviet military power in the Cold War, signaling a new political embrace of a mission that has divided member nations over how to...