NATO urges Canada to keep troops in Afghanistan, working to find support
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"Let's wait for the parliamentary debate, and then we will certainly have bridges to cross, which we will certainly cross"  NATO is urging Canada not to pull its troops out of Afghanistan's dangerous Kandahar province. via 900 CHML AM
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NATO pressed its allies at a summit Tuesday to deploy more troops to Afghanistan's volatile south, but Germany resisted any permanently expanded presence and Canada complained of bearing the brunt of an ...Comment
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NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer urged Canada on Thursday to keep its military mission in Afghanistan beyond the scheduled February 2009 date for withdrawal.
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The United States will press its  European NATO allies to send more troops to Afghanistan's  violent south in response to Canada's call for reinforcements,  but the Pentagon said it will not commit any more of its own  forces there.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is visiting Canada to seek continued financial and military aid.
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Nato's top commander urges member states to provide reinforcements to the mission in southern Afghanistan.
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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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NATO's top commander renewed an appeal Friday for allies to urgently provide up to 2,500 troops for the battle with Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, but officials said it likely would take two weeks before governments reply.
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Nato must commit more troops and aid to Afghanistan if it is to establish a viable democracy, British MPs say.
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NATO nations faced renewed calls on  Friday to supply extra troops for Afghanistan, with commanders  stressing a Polish offer of 1,000 soldiers next year did not  plug the shortfalls.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is hopeful that his NATO allies will pledge to do more to help British-led troops in southern Afghanistan at an alliance summit in the Latvian capital.
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France is considering sending forces to join the fight against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan and planned talks Friday with Canadian officials requesting 1,000 troops to support its beleaguered soldiers in volatile Kandahar province
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France is considering sending forces to join the fight against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan and planned talks Friday with Canadian officials requesting 1,000 troops to support its beleaguered soldiers in volatile Kandahar province.
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NATO will help bring stability to Afghanistan but this must be matched by the international community's commitment to develop the country, the alliance's chief has said.
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NATO military chief General Ray Henault pressed alliance member states to send men and equipment to Afghanistan, where NATO troops are battling a revived Taliban insurgency.
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NATO's military mission to Afghanistan is in trouble and has little chance of success unless the alliance commits significantly more resources, said a report issued by the Canadian Senate on Monday.
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SEVILLE, Spain  - NATO's top operational commander will urge the alliance on Thursday to step up efforts to crush an expected Taliban offensive in Afghanistan but many allies remain reluctant to come forward, officials said.