U.S. Seeking NATO Help in Afghanistan
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Washington will ask NATO to devise a blueprint by February to have the alliance take over operations in Afghanistan, now split between an American force and NATO contingent, officials said on Tuesday.
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President Bush, weakened by election setbacks at home and worsening violence in Iraq, meets his NATO allies on Tuesday to seek ways to overcome another major security challenge -- in Afghanistan.
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BRUSSELS - Under intense pressure from Taliban insurgents based in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and short of the troops needed for victory, NATO again is pleading with member states to step up their commitments, casting the fight in Afghanistan as vital for global security.
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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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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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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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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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US President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair have urged NATO countries to send extra troops to insurgency-hit Afghanistan, and drop conditions on the use of their forces which are complicating the mission.
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NATO countries, under pressure from the U.S. and military leaders, may soon come through with additional troops and equipment needed to fight the escalating violence in Afghanistan.
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POIANA BRASOV, Romania : The United States pressed its NATO allies to begin military planning for possibly taking over command of operations in Afghanistan from US forces as early as next year.
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The United States said it expected  European countries to come up with offers of help in Iraq and  Afghanistan at a NATO meeting on Thursday to discuss the  alliance's role in the insurgency-hit countries.
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On a trip to Afghanistan, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on NATO members to increase the number of troops they commit to the region.
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POIANA BRASOV, Romania  - NATO defense ministers  will discuss on Wednesday a controversial call by the United  States under which the alliance would take over military  operations in Afghanistan.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, still frustrated with NATO's commitment in Afghanistan, will press allies in meetings this week to provide significantly more trainers for the Afghan National Army and police.
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By Kristin RobertsPORTOROZ, 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. ...Comment
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The NATO mission in Afghanistan threatens a rift between nations willing to participate in combat operations and those that are not.
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Military commanders are looking for more surveillance and other intelligence gathering systems to help aid the fight in Afghanistan, the top NATO commander said Monday.