Afghan chief pleads for troops to stay
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OTTAWA - President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan pleaded with Canada yesterday not to withdraw its 2,500 troops when their mission ends in early 2009, saying to do so would only help deliver his country back to the Taliban, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported. Karzai made his comments to a special meeting of all Canadian reporters based in Afghanistan.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai pleaded with Canada on Tuesday not to withdraw its 2,500 troops when their mission ends in early 2009, saying to do so would only help deliver his country back to the Taliban, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported.
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Lebanon's army commander urged soldiers on Thursday to stay neutral in an increasingly tense Beirut and said concessions might be necessary to resolve a political crisis.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates is asking European allies for more troops to help stabilize Afghanistan, where the government is weak, the insurgency is relentless and casualties are mounting.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged his Islamist Taliban foes to negotiate peace on Tuesday, the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
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Australia's top military commander on  Wednesday urged rebel East Timorese soldiers to surrender as  Australian commandos continue hunting them following an attack  last week on the country's leadership.
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The top U.S. official in Afghanistan called Thursday on the Taliban to give up their three-year insurgency against American forces, pledging "non-criminal" fighters will left in peace if they acknowledge the authority of President-elect Hamid Karzai.
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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.
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The war in Afghanistan remains &quot;winnable&quot; and Britain must &quot;stay the course&quot; there, the former head of the British Army said.
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday reiterated his intention to retain his dual role of army chief and called on the opposition to accept the decision of the majority.
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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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The head of the Afghan National Army said Monday his country is pushing the United States to accelerate training and equipping his army so the Afghans can fight the Taliban on their own.
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Forces cannot continue their commitments for much longer without changes, chief of defence staff tells MPs.
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More troops and helicopters are desperately needed in Afghanistan, a British major says in a leaked e-mail.
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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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U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan are likely to remain steady, at about 21,000, at least until next February, the top U.S. general there said Thursday, echoing earlier comments about forces in Iraq.
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NATO's top commander today urged members of the alliance to send reinforcements to southern Afghanistan, where he said fighters of the deposed Taliban movement are waging an insurgency of surprising intensity.