NATO leaders wary on boosting Afghanistan force
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NATO leaders will declare their determination on Wednesday to prevail over Taliban insurgents and bring peace to Afghanistan while offering only small concessions in troop levels and flexibility.
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NATO pressed its allies at a summit Tuesday to deploy more troops to Afghanistan's volatile south, but Germany resisted any permanently expanded presence and Canada complained of bearing the brunt of an ...Comment
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NATO leaders pledged at the end of a summit Wednesday to stay the course in Afghanistan despite mounting casualties and some governments' refusal to send troops into combat in the most dangerous regions.
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Nato's secretary general says a number of members have offered more military resources for Afghanistan.
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Leading European NATO members were set  to tell military commanders on Wednesday they cannot provide  reinforcements to help quell an insurgency in southern  Afghanistan, alliance sources said.
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Nato could expand its force in Afghanistan ahead of elections due in April, a top alliance commander says.
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NATO countries are not giving the international force securing Afghanistan enough support and there are worrying signs that the Taliban are growing stronger, a detailed study by Britain's parliament has found.
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The British-led NATO force in southern  Afghanistan does not have enough troops to carry out its  mission and the Taliban show worrying signs of growing  stronger, a report by Britain&#39;s parliament has found.
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RIGA, Latvia -- NATO was divided at its summit yesterday on deploying more troops to Afghanistan's volatile south, with Germany resisting any permanently expanded presence and Canada complaining of bearing the brunt of an increasingly bloody mission.
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NATO leaders have made &quot;significant progress&quot; towards bolstering their troubled forces in Afghanistan, although shortfalls still remain, British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is hopeful that his NATO allies will pledge to do more to help British-led troops in southern Afghanistan at an alliance summit in the Latvian capital.
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NATO leaders committed to allowing their troops to be used in emergencies in Afghanistan with many agreeing to relax restrictions that have hampered operations, officials said.
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NATO countries, under pressure from the U.S. and military leaders, may soon come through with additional troops and equipment needed to fight the escalating violence in Afghanistan.
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In American military parlance, it's gut-check time for NATO in Afghanistan, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy appears ready to answer allies' calls for more forces to fight the Taliban and al-Qaeda
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Nato-led forces in Afghanistan say they have killed more Taleban, as generals discuss boosting forces there.
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Nato can succeed in Afghanistan but only if members raise their game, the alliance's head warns.
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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.