NATO leaders agree to more troop flexibility in Afghanistan
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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'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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NATO troops assumed command Monday of military operations in southern Afghanistan from the U.S.-led coalition, the coalition said.
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WARSAW  -- Defense chiefs for NATO's 26 member  nations agreed on Friday they must meet troop commitments for  the alliance's Afghanistan peace mission, which is suffering  from personnel shortfalls, an alliance spokesman said.
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PORTOROZ, Slovenia  - NATO defense chiefs were set   on Thursday to agree to assume command of peacekeeping across   all of Afghanistan "as soon as is practicable" despite   worsening violence there, diplomats said.
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NATO will assume responsibility for security across the whole of Afghanistan from Thursday when it takes command in the east from U.S.-led coalition forces, a senior NATO official said on Tuesday.
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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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Nato leaders welcome the relaxation of curbs on deployment of some members' troops in Afghanistan.
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Nato's secretary general says a number of members have offered more military resources for 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-Qaida.
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Nato military chiefs are set to make a further request from member states for more troops to fight the Taleban.
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PORTOROZ, Slovenia  - NATO defense chiefs agreed   on Thursday 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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The U.N. Security Council voted late Wednesday to extend the authorization of the NATO-led force in Afghanistan ahead of a high-level meeting Sunday that will focus on promoting national reconciliation in the country.
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NATO will assume responsibility for security across the whole of Afghanistan from Thursday, when it takes command in the east from U.S.-led coalition forces, a senior NATO official said on Tuesday.
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Poland agrees to send an extra 1,000 troops to Afghanistan to join Nato forces there.
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Nato's leader backs the move to expand into all of Afghanistan despite not having all the troops needed.
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Nato can prevail in Afghanistan - but only if members boost their commitment, the alliance's head warns.