NATO under pressure for more Afghan troops
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The United States will lead pressure on European allies to supply more troops and equipment to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan at NATO talks on Wednesday but could come away frustrated, alliance sources said.
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PORTOROZ, 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. government official said on   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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A top Nato general urges member states to send more troops to Afghanistan, as clashes continue in the south.
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The British-led NATO force in Afghanistan does not have enough troops to carry out its mission and the Taliban show worrying signs of growing stronger, a report by Britain's parliament has found.
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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 just before an alliance summit.
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NATO allies must fulfill their   commitment to the future stability of Afghanistan by upping   their fighting capability and putting more troops on the   ground, Washington's ambassador to the alliance said on   Wednesday.
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NATO operations in Afghanistan are being hampered by a shortage of troops and the alliance is continually pressing member nations to live up to their commitments, a senior NATO official said on Thursday.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates will  press NATO allies this week for more troops and aid to relieve  shortfalls in Afghanistan as commanders prepare a spring  offensive against the Taliban, a senior U.S. defense official  said.
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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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NATO's plans to send more soldiers to Afghanistan to quell a resurgent Taliban would simply give the rebels more targets, a guerrilla commander said on Thursday.
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The British-led NATO force in southern Afghanistan does not have enough troops to carry out its mission and the Taliban show worrying signs of growing stronger, a report by Britain's parliament has found.
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MONS, Belgium  - NATO's top operational commander said on Wednesday its force in Afghanistan faced troop shortages and diplomats doubted whether an alliance summit next week would plug the gaps.
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NATO nations need to increase the number of troops they send to Afghanistan, President Bush said in a speech Thursday.
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Signs of a new spring offensive by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan have begun to emerge, but NATO commanders are still short more than 1,000 combat troops, despite repeated requests to allied nations, the top commander said Friday.
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NATO's top operational commander wants more troops to help crush an expected Taliban offensive in Afghanistan but is facing widespread reluctance among allies to come forward, alliance officials said on Tuesday.
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All 26 NATO nations have soldiers in Afghanistan and all agree the mission is their top priority. But the refusal of European allies to send more combat troops is forcing an already stretched U.S. military to fill the gap, and straining the Western alliance.