Leaders to back war on insurgency
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SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt -- Leaders meeting on Iraq's future plan to give strong backing to the interim government's war against insurgents but won't set a deadline for withdrawing US-led forces, despite a push by France and some Arab countries.
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The British and Iraqi prime ministers have appealed for international support to tackle the insurgency in Iraq. Speaking after talks in London, Tony Blair warned that the conflict now taking place in Iraq would determine the future of global terrorism.
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Hundreds of Taliban fighters may abandon  their insurgency in Afghanistan as a result of peace talks  under way between local commanders and President Hamid Karzai's  government, a provincial governor said on Saturday.
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Hundreds of Taliban fighters could abandon their insurgency in Afghanistan as a result of peace talks under way between local commanders and President Hamid Karzai's government, a provincial governor said on Saturday.
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Government and opposition leaders soften their stances as the violence begins to wane
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Two-thirds of Afghan insurgents can be persuaded to abandon violence, says Michael Semple
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Baghdad, Iraq -- Pro-government forces in Iraq are trying to retake control of insurgent-dominated regions ahead of January national elections.
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While visiting Afghanistan, PakistanÂs president promised to help combat the Taliban insurgency, which operates from his country.
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NATO leaders pledged at the end of a summit Wednesday to stay the course in Afghanistan despite mounting casualties and some governments' refusal to send troops into combat in the most dangerous regions.Comment
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The military has agreed to hold talks with Muslim rebels involved in a bloody insurgency in southern Thailand, the powerful army chief said Thursday, reversing a policy of the elected government deposed in a coup last month.
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High-ranking Shiite officials say accommodating Sunnis is key to curbing the insurgency.
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Regional and factional leaders pose as much of a threat to Afghanistan&#39;s elections as a Taliban insurgency, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
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President Bush defended the Iraq  war before skeptical world leaders on Tuesday, called on them  to help post-Saddam Iraq develop into a democracy and vowed not  to retreat against an insurgency that threatens more violence  in the country.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair and Afghan President Hamid Karzai voiced confidence that Taliban insurgents can be defeated, but pressed Pakistan to help curb a planned spring offensive.
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Counterinsurgency efforts focus on better grasping and meeting local needs.
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Countries taking part in the conference on Iraq differ on how to assist the nation, but they strongly support the interim government&#39;s efforts
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Some of the main leaders in the United Iraqi Alliance: