US defense secretary to discuss Afghan master plan with allies
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British, US and other allied defense ministers gathered here Friday to start crafting a five-year strategy to combat a growing Taliban insurgency and to press for more NATO troops.
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US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld called for transatlantic unity against Islamic extremism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction but said action should not be confined to issues where there is a NATO consensus.
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Leaders of al-Qaida and the Taliban have held a series of meetings in Pakistan to discuss how to disrupt Afghanistan&#39;s upcoming elections, the US military said Monday.
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US defence secretary says allies do not know how to fight insurgencies
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POIANA BRASOV, Romania  - 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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Nato allies must do more to fight the Taleban in Afghanistan, the US defence secretary tells the BBC.
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Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett was in Afghanistan Wednesday for talks amid tight security a day after a suicide blast during a visit by US Vice President Dick Cheney killed at least 14 people.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will ask Ukraine and other eastern European countries this week to send troops to Afghanistan to cover a shortfall in trainers for the Afghan army, a senior U.S. defense official said.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will consider sending some 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan to thwart any spring offensive by Taliban militants, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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The United States urged NATO on Wednesday to produce plans to take control of all military operations in Afghanistan, possibly from next year, in a call which spooked some of its alliance partners.
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Defense and foreign ministers from eight NATO countries were gathering Friday in Scotland for a two-day conference to discuss Afghanistan's future, where the U.S. defense secretary plans to press allies to commit more resources to the fight there.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and other NATO defense ministers will meet in this small mountain resort on Wednesday to discuss increased training and contributions toward strengthening Iraqi security ...
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is in Pakistan for talks with President Musharraf on the Taleban.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates will press NATO nations on Thursday to provide military and police trainers for Afghanistan and also plans to express interest in Russia's offer to cooperate on missile defense.
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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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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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NATO defense ministers will on Sept. 28 examine a military proposal that will allow the alliance to rapidly complete its plans to take over command of all peacekeepers in Afghanistan, NATO officials said.Comment