Afghanistan to Dominate NATO Summit
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One issue will dominate this week's NATO summit _ Afghanistan. The 26 presidents and prime ministers all know that the future of their alliance is playing out in the deserts of Kandahar and mountains of Uruzgan ...Comment
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NATO has assumed responsibility for security across the whole of Afghanistan, taking over from U.S.-led forces that toppled the Taliban regime five years ago.
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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 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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NATO assumed control of international forces across Afghanistan, taking charge of the east of the country from the US-led coalition that toppled the Taliban regime five years ago.
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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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The United States urged NATO countries on Wednesday to assume a bigger role in Afghanistan and to come up with a plan to take over all military operations there, possibly as early as next year.
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Nato can succeed in Afghanistan but only if members raise their game, the alliance's head warns.
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Nato chiefs are to hold further meetings to decide who will supply extra troops and equipment for Afghanistan.
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PORTOROZ, Slovenia  - NATO defense chiefs agreed   on Thursday 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 -- NATO yesterday took command of US troops fighting insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, putting the Western alliance in charge of security amid an increase in fighting.
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The mounting tension on Turkey's border with Iraq and US demands for European allies to do more in Afghanistan are expected to dominate a meeting of NATO defense ministers opening Wednesday in the Netherlands
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The Nato summit in Riga this week will be dominated by the war it is waging against the Taleban in Afghanistan and by the concept that Nato should increasingly play a global role, says Paul Reynolds
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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...
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A tough mission in Afghanistan will dominate a NATO summit this week but few results are likely and a united Western approach to global security threats may have to await a new generation of leaders, analysts say.
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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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Nato's chief warns of big challenges in Afghanistan, as top US and UK diplomats visit the country.