More troops pledged for Afghanistan
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, at a meeting of European defense ministers, won a commitment from Slovakia on Monday to increase its troop presence in Afghanistan.
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The government has decided to send up to 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan to fight a resurgent Taliban, days after announcing a major reduction in forces in Iraq.
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SEVILLE, Spain  - The United States stepped up pressure on NATO allies on Thursday to send more troops to crush an expected Taliban offensive in the coming weeks.
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SEVILLE, Spain  - The United States stepped up pressure on NATO allies on Thursday to send more troops to crush an expected Taliban offensive, saying the next few weeks would be pivotal in battling the insurgency.
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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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NATO nations faced renewed calls on   Friday to supply extra troops for Afghanistan, with commanders   stressing a Polish offer of 1,000 soldiers next year did not   plug the shortfalls.
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NATO allies must fulfill their  commitment to the future stability of Afghanistan by  dispatching more troops to fight insurgents, Washington's  ambassador to the alliance said on Wednesday.
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The United States and Britain, the nations with the most troops fighting in Afghanistan, made a renewed push Thursday to portray the war as winnable and worthy of international support despite a so-far-unsuccessful struggle to get more allies to commit frontline forces.
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NATO members need to do more to boost   their force in Afghanistan in the growing battle against   Taliban fighters despite significant pledges of more troops,   the alliance's secretary-general said on Thursday.
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Britain will soon announce it is bolstering its force in Afghanistan with an extra 1,000 soldiers, British media reported Friday, days after the country said it plans to withdraw 1,600 troops from Iraq in coming months.
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Britain will send an extra 1,400 troops to Afghanistan because most NATO allies have refused to send soldiers to battle a resurgent Taliban, Defense Secretary Des Browne said on Monday.
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Defense chiefs from NATO's 26 nations   agreed on Saturday they needed more troops and fewer   limitations on the use of their forces to step up the fight   against insurgents in the violent south of Afghanistan.
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Britain said Monday it was sending 900 more soldiers to southern Afghanistan to combat resistance from a resurgent Taliban.
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GERMANY RAMSTEIN AIR BASE -- The Pentagon plans to extend its buildup of several thousand combat troops in Afghanistan well into next year. Initially, the US planned to keep a total of 26,000 troops in the country until late spring. The move comes as US and allied commanders anticipate a renewed offensive this spring by the Taliban, a military source ...
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday pushed European allies for more troops to re-energize efforts in southern Afghanistan, where the Taliban insurgency has increased its attacks in the 18 months since NATO took command of the war.
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Britain will soon announce that it is bolstering its force in Afghanistan with an extra 1,000 soldiers, the Guardian newspaper reported Friday.
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NATO will hold two more conferences aimed at pushing member states to commit more troops to the alliance's mission in Afghanistan as it faces tough resistance from insurgents there, a spokesman said Saturday.