Rumsfeld cites progress in Afghanistan
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said that despite Afghanistan's rising opium production and violence in the south, "the trajectory is a hopeful and promising one" five years after the Taliban's fall.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, responding to allegations that he fostered a climate that led to the prisoner-abuse scandal, said Friday that the military's mistreatment of detainees was not as bad as what terrorists have done.
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US President George W. Bush expressed on Monday confidence in Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, who has been under renewed criticism for his handling ofIraq from lawmakers.
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Nato rejects talk of a crisis over its Afghanistan operation, saying the alliance is making good progress.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Monday portrayed the retaking of the Iraqi city of Samarra over the weekend by U.S. and Iraqi forces as a model for the military action that he said is likely to be needed to reestablish government control elsewhere in Iraq.
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It was meant to be a morale boost. The Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld stopped over to talk with troops in Kuwait on his way to Iraq.
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that Europeâs security is directly tied to NATOâs success in Afghanistan.
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WASHINGTON - The Asia Division of Human Rights Watch has sent a letter to US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld demanding accountability in Washington for crimes allegedly committed by US troops in Afghanistan.
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There are signs of improvement in Afghanistan, but NATO will not pull its troops out of the country anytime soon
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U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan are stepping up efforts to improve security before next month's election, focusing on the south and southeast where militants have been most active, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.
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NATO declared it was winning the battle to set Afghanistan on the road to peace and democracy and pledged more troops with greater flexibility to confront a ferocious Taliban-led insurgency.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Monday portrayed the retaking of the Iraqi city of Samarra over the weekend by US and Iraqi forces as a model for the military
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld declared Monday that the military assault on the Iraqi city of Fallujah would be carried through to completion, unlike the U.S. Marine operation in April that was aborted after several days.
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NEW YORK -- President Bush said Wednesday that Afghanistan is becoming a safer, more stable country, thanks to the efforts of President Hamid Karzai.
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In his Christmas eve encounters with U.S. military commanders and hundreds of their troops, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld heard &#151; and said &#151; little about armor or troop shortages, issues that have made him a political target in Washington among both Democrats and Republicans.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived   in Afghanistan on Tuesday in the midst of the most intense   phase of Taliban violence since the Islamists were ousted from   power in 2001.
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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld indicated Wednesday that the armored Humvee issue is near resolution and that military leaders are being provided with all of their requests.