NATO allies agree to develop Afghan master plan: Gates
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NATO allies with troops on the frontline in Afghanistan agreed Friday to develop a master plan for efforts to stabilise the country over the next five years, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.
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The German cabinet agreed to send Tornado jets to Afghanistan ahead of a NATO meeting at which the United States will press its allies to commit more troops to battle the Taliban.
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Secretary Gates this week is expected to press the alliance to supply more trainers for the Afghan police and Army, a key to countering resurgent violence there.
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RIGA, Latvia, Nov. 29-- NATO leaders on Wednesday declared that securing peace and security in Afghanistan is now the "key priority" for the alliance formed to combat Soviet military power in the Cold War, signaling a new political embrace of a mission that has divided member nations over how to...
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Pentagon Chief Robert Gates, in his push for a coordinated assault against the Taliban in Afghanistan this spring, is enlisting Pakistan's help and vowing better military coordination along the troubled border between the two countries.
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NATO pledged on Wednesday to stay the course to restore peace and stability in Afghanistan at a summit where nations offered guarded concessions to improve the mobility of allied forces battling Taliban insurgents.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will consider shifting U.S. troops from Kosovo to Afghanistan next year if NATO allies do not fulfill their commitments, U.S. government officials said.
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US defence chief Robert Gates praises Nato allies in Afghanistan, a day after being quoted as questioning them.
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NATO's top commander said Friday the alliance likely will expand its Afghan mission by year's end to include the entire country, including the lawless east where militants killed a coalition soldier in the latest fighting.
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The Bush administration has decided to tone down its appeals to NATO allies for more troops and other contributions to the fight against the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
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France and Germany spoke out Wednesday against a U.S. proposal to put NATO in charge of the military and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, but U.S. and other officials said the alliance would go ahead and ...
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PORTOROZ, Slovenia  - NATO defense chiefs were set   on Thursday to agree to assume command of peacekeeping across   all of insurgency-hit Afghanistan next month despite some   allies' concerns over tactics and troop shortfalls.
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates sharply criticized NATO countries yesterday for not supplying urgently needed trainers, helicopters and infantry for Afghanistan as violence escalates there, vowing not to let the alliance "off the hook."
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NATO countries will endorse a plan next week to widen the alliance's role to include counter-terrorism, prevention of cyber attacks and security of natural resources, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has urged European nations to commit more troops to help fight extremism in Afghanistan.
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In a show of solidarity, NATO leaders agreed Wednesday to come to each other's aid in emergencies anywhere in Afghanistan, but their summit failed to muster significant reinforcements for operations in Taliban strongholds.
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NATO defense chiefs agreed on Friday  they must plug shortfalls in peacekeeping troops in  Afghanistan, an alliance spokesman said, after top NATO  officials conceded they had underestimated Taliban resistance.