Gates pushes for assault against Taliban
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Pentagon Chief Robert Gates, in his push for a coordinated assault against the Taliban in Afghanistan this spring, is enlisting Pakistan's help and vowing better military coordination along the troubled border between the two countries.
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U.S. defense and foreign policy chiefs face an uphill fight this week trying to get its allies in Canada and Europe to boost NATO forces and coordinate efforts in Afghanistan in the face of rising Taliban attacks.
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has warned that the failure of the international force in Afghanistan would increase the security threat to Europe.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in his first speech as Pentagon chief, made an urgent call Sunday for NATO allies to live up to their promises to supply military and economic aid for Afghanistan, saying that failing to do so would be shameful.
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Thousands of American and Afghan troops unleashed a new offensive against Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday in an effort to expand the government's reach into the volatile Pakistani border region.
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SEVILLE, Spain  - The United States stepped up pressure on NATO allies on Thursday to send more troops to crush an expected Taliban offensive, saying the next few weeks would be pivotal in battling the insurgency.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates  made a direct appeal to Europeans on Sunday to support the war  in Afghanistan, warning that violence and terrorism could surge  worldwide if NATO was defeated there.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will  ask Ukraine and other eastern European countries this week to  send troops to Afghanistan to cover a shortfall in trainers for  the Afghan army, a senior U.S. defense official said.
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WASHINGTON -- Iraqi forces are arriving in Baghdad for a new effort to get a grip on the violence plaguing their capital but probably not in sufficient strength, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said yesterday.
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SEVILLE, Spain  - The United States stepped up pressure on NATO allies on Thursday to send more troops to Afghanistan to crush an expected Taliban offensive, saying the next few weeks would be pivotal in battling the insurgency.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates is getting a lukewarm response to his plea for NATO allies to send more troops and aid for a spring offensive in Afghanistan.
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The Taliban vowed to intensify their attacks on American and coalition forces in Afghanistan, a day after a car bomb ripped through the offices of a US security company in Kabul, killing 10 people.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will consider sending some 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan to thwart any spring offensive by Taliban militants, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will press NATO nations to provide military and police trainers for Afghanistan and explore Russia's offer to cooperate on missile defense at talks in Brussels on Thursday.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates  told Europe on Sunday it must boost defense spending and commit  more troops and money to Afghanistan if NATO is to remain a  potent military alliance.
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The Bush administration has decided to tone down its appeals to NATO allies for more troops and other contributions to the fight against the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
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Sometimes strident, sometimes sympathetic, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is walking a fine line in trying to win more public support and troops from Europe for NATO's war in Afghanistan.