Britain to send extra troops to Afghanistan: defence minister
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Britain is to send an as yet unspecified number of extra troops to southern Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Des Browne said in a statement Friday, blaming NATO allies for failing to help bolster the force.
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Defence and foreign ministers arrive in Edinburgh to discuss the future of Afghanistan.
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Taliban opposition to NATO forces in  Afghanistan is far tougher than expected when alliance troops  were initially deployed to aid reconstruction, British Defense  Minister Des Browne will say on Tuesday.
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Britain is to send an extra 220 troops to Iraq to take over from Dutch forces being pulled out of the country, the Ministry of Defense said Thursday.
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UK soldiers fighting in Afghanistan had to borrow rounds from allied forces, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
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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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Top British generals are asking the government for more planes and helicopters to be sent to help Britain&#039;s troops in restive Afghanistan, a newspaper reported.
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Britain will deploy nearly 1,400 extra troops to southern Afghanistan, where NATO forces are bracing for a Taliban spring offensive, Defence Secretary Des Browne said Monday.
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Britain is to announce that it will send up to 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, according to media reports Friday, sparking claims that it is being forced to take up the slack from its NATO allies.
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Britain&#039;s Defence Secretary Des Browne said he was considering &amp;quot;as a matter of urgency&amp;quot; whether to send additional troops to Afghanistan, where six British soldiers have died in the last month.
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The government was to release details Monday of a new deployment to Afghanistan to bolster its 5,600-strong force in the troubled country.
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The US is to send up to 1,100 extra troops to Afghanistan to provide security for next month's elections.
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The UK force in Afghanistan needs helicopters, a top commander says, after Tony Blair offers more resources.
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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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The government is set to announce that more British troops are to be sent to Afghanistan, the BBC learns.
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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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Australia will send an extra 150  troops to Afghanistan due to the deteriorating security  situation, Prime Minister John Howard said on Wednesday,  briefly boosting Canberra's commitment to Afghanistan to more  than 600.