Nato chief calm on Afghan visit
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Nato head Jaap de Hoop Scheffer plays down tensions in the alliance as he arrives in Afghanistan.
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The Nato summit ends with pledges for a  boost in troop numbers in Afghanistan but fails to transform the alliance, says the BBC's Jonathan Marcus.
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The NATO chief on Friday called on Afghanistan to improve its government and strengthen its security forces to step up the fight against the Taliban.
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VILNIUS/KABUL  - NATO struggled to maintain unity over the war in Afghanistan on Thursday after the United States raised concerns that some members were not willing to let their troops "fight and die" to achieve victory.
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Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett met Afghan President Hamid Karzai amid tight security Wednesday, a day after a suicide blast during a visit by US Vice President Dick Cheney killed up to 20 people.
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VILNIUS/KABUL  - NATO's top official rejected on Thursday U.S. concern that some member countries were not pulling their weight in the fighting in Afghanistan.
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KABUL - NATO-led peacekeepers and US-led forces in Afghanistan are stepping up security for Tuesday&#39;s swearing in ceremony for President Hamid Karzai in Kabul.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, upset over the deaths of civilians caught in the middle of fighting between coalition troops and militant fighters, had harsh words for NATO forces Saturday.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai on   Tuesday shrugged off complaints from Pakistani President Pervez   Musharraf about his handling of a resurgent Taliban a day ahead   of joint talks with Musharraf and President George W. Bush.
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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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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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The western Afghan city of Herat was calm Monday following bloody clashes between supporters of the powerful ousted governor and U.S. and Afghan forces sent to keep the peace.
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NATO commander Gen. James Jones on Friday expressed surprise at the slow pace of restoring security to Iraq, saying he had believed the insurgency here would have been brought under control faster than in Afghanistan.
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The US president scolds Nato members reluctant to send troops to Afghan hotspots, ahead of a key summit.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai plays down differences with the West, during a visit by top US and UK diplomats.
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The NATO chief on Friday called on Afghanistan to improve its government and boost support for its security forces to step up the fight against the Taliban.
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The head of NATO on Friday voiced frustration at a shortfall of coalition troops needed in Afghanistan, saying he would keep pushing for reinforcements.