NATO chief says Afghan government must improve
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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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Nato must commit more troops and aid to Afghanistan if it is to establish a viable democracy, British MPs say.
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Struggling to muster more troops for Afghanistan and take on an expanded training mission in Iraq, NATO defense ministers will aim this week to advance reforms that would let the alliance mobilize faster for far-flung operations.
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The head of Nato calls for an investigation into the killing of 25 civilians in an air strike in southern Afghanistan.
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Improving security in Afghanistan can only be done by political, rather than military, means, Britain's top military officer said Thursday as NATO offered more troops.
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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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NATO military authorities told allied defence ministers that two more battalions and support forces are needed to put down a Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan, officials said.
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The head of NATO urged Russian President  Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to engage more closely with the  alliance to bridge differences over Kosovo and U.S. plans for a  missile defense shield.
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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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Western nations must do more to  crack down on the drug trade and corruption in Afghanistan,  NATO's commander said on Wednesday as the alliance prepared to  assume security duties for the whole country.
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Critics say President Karzai and the West must redouble efforts to boost security and reconstruction.
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MONS, Belgium -- NATO's top commander of operations, General James Jones, acknowledged yesterday the alliance had underestimated the level of violence in southern Afghanistan and he urged allies to provide reinforcements.
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Nato's top commander urges member states to provide reinforcements to the mission in southern Afghanistan.
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Tony Blair has said that the "credibility of NATO" rests on the alliance doing more to improve security in Afghanistan.Comment
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Nato can succeed in Afghanistan but only if members raise their game, the alliance's head warns.
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NATO military chief General Ray Henault pressed alliance member states to send men and equipment to Afghanistan, where NATO troops are battling a revived Taliban insurgency.
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NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer urged alliance countries to take action to lower civilian casualties from fighting in Afghanistan on Friday, saying such incidents could undermine the mission.