McCain seeks Afghan help from Europe
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Senior U.S. senator John McCain on Saturday urged European nations to shoulder more of the burden in Afghanistan, by doing more to fight the booming illegal opium trade and easing fighting restrictions on their soldiers.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair urged his NATO allies Wednesday to bolster troop contributions for Afghanistan, saying he expected the issue to be raised on the sidelines of this week's EU summit.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Senator John McCain, a Republican contender for the White House in 2008, chastised Europe on Saturday for failing to supply the troops and money to win in Afghanistan and said NATO's future was at stake.
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NOORDWIJK, Netherlands  - Nine nations including Germany and France pledged to send more military personnel to Afghanistan but U.S. calls for major troop increases were only partly answered at NATO talks on Wednesday.
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Republican John McCain argued on Thursday that presidential rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney lack the foreign policy experience to make the inevitable tough decisions of a wartime commander in chief.
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US presidential hopeful John McCain called on European allies to match an American troop increase to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, warning that failure there would deal a grievous blow to the alliance.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s deputies campaigned for him on Saturday ahead of presidential elections seven days later, while the candidate himself prepared to fly to Germany to collect an international award.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Senator John McCain yesterday urged reluctant NATO partners of the United States to allow their troops to engage in combat operations against the resurgent Taliban, especially in Afghanistan's rebellious south.
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The secretary of state called for European governments to convince their skeptical populations of the importance of sending troops to Afghanistan.
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Underscoring growing alarm in the West at how militants have regained ground in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday sought Pakistani aid to help counter al-Qaida's efforts to regroup, officials said.
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US Defense Secretary Robert Gates rallied European support for operations in Afghanistan as backing from key ally Poland appeared threatened by a change of government after elections.
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Recalling his military past may be key to John McCain's political future.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates has asked NATO allies and colleagues for more effort in Afghanistan, but it is too early to tell whether his lobbying will pay off.
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Defence Minister Des Browne has appealed to London's NATO allies to &quot;step up to the plate&quot; and boost their support for the military alliance's embattled mission in Afghanistan.
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Several European dailies today focus on the role of international troops in Afghanistan as clashes with the Taleban intensify. Elsewhere, French presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy comes under fire, EU expansion comes under scrutiny and an Austrian daily fears that Muslim schools in Europe could be forced underground.
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NICE, France  - The United States will call on its  European NATO allies on Thursday to commit more forces to  alliance missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, as both sides try to  mend ties across the Atlantic.
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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain tried to engage voters Saturday in the faraway turmoil in Pakistan, arguing the United States needs a president with his experience to deal with international crises.