NATO nations say to fully meet Afghan troop pledges
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WARSAW  -- Defense chiefs for NATO's 26 member  nations agreed on Friday they must meet troop commitments for  the alliance's Afghanistan peace mission, which is suffering  from personnel shortfalls, an alliance spokesman said.
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MUNICH, Germany  - NATO expects to have smashed most of the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan within the next two years but will need to keep troops there after 2009, the alliance's chief said on Saturday.
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NATO leaders committed to allowing their troops to be used in emergencies in Afghanistan with many agreeing to relax restrictions that have hampered operations, officials said.
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Leaders of member countries pose for group photo at NATO summit in Riga, 29 Nov 2006 NATO is pledging to continue its mission in Afghanistan, despite the presence of resurgent Taleban and al-Qaida forces and a ...Comment
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NATO leaders reported progress on Tuesday in freeing up more troops to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, signaling that some nations had agreed to drop limits on their forces as an alliance summit opened in Latvia.
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PORTOROZ, Slovenia  - NATO nations agreed on   Thursday to assume command of peacekeeping across all of   insurgency-hit Afghanistan in the next few weeks, a NATO   spokesman said.
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PORTOROZ, Slovenia - NATO defense chiefs were set on Thursday to agree to take full command of peacekeeping across all Afghanistan "as soon as is practicable" despite worsening violence there, diplomats ...Comment
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The U.N. Security Council  authorized NATO-led troops to stay in Afghanistan for another  year on Wednesday and gave the Japanese government support in  its domestic dispute over refueling U.S. and other ships in the  Indian Ocean.
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KABUL, Dec 8  - NATO-led troops in Afghanistan will not scale back their presence before parliamentary elections in the war-torn country next spring, French junior foreign minister Renaud Muselier said Wednesday.
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Nato can prevail in Afghanistan - but only if members boost their commitment, the alliance's head warns.
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NATO leaders will declare their determination on Wednesday to prevail over Taliban insurgents and bring peace to Afghanistan while offering only small concessions in troop levels and flexibility.
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NATO said it was winning the battle to set Afghanistan on the road to peace and democracy and pledged more troops, with a more flexible mandate, to confront the increasingly powerful Taliban-led insurgency.
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PORTOROZ, Slovenia  - NATO defense chiefs were set   on Thursday to agree to assume command of peacekeeping across   all of insurgency-hit Afghanistan next month despite some   allies' concerns over tactics and troop shortfalls.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- The leaders of France and Australia met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Saturday, each pledging their countries' long-term commitment to Afghanistan.
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NATO defense ministers will on Sept. 28 examine a military proposal that will allow the alliance to rapidly complete its plans to take over command of all peacekeepers in Afghanistan, NATO officials said.Comment
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KABUL - NATO-led peacekeepers and US-led forces in Afghanistan are stepping up security for Tuesday&#39;s swearing in ceremony for President Hamid Karzai in Kabul.
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Defense chiefs from NATO's 26 nations   agreed on Saturday they needed more troops and fewer   limitations on the use of their forces to step up the fight   against insurgents in the violent south of Afghanistan.