Afghan mission faces major problems, says Canada
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The international effort against   Taliban militants in Afghanistan faces major long-term problems   and cannot succeed by military means alone, an unusually   downbeat Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on   Thursday.
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One Canadian soldier was killed by   friendly fire and several were wounded on Monday during a major   offensive to crush a resurgent Taliban in southern Afghanistan.
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Canada sent senior officials to Paris on Friday to sound out the French government on a possible offer of support for 2,500 Canadian troops in southern Afghanistan, officials said.
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TORONTO, Sept. 11 -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper sought to bolster flagging public support for the five-year-old war in Afghanistan, where 32 Canadian soldiers have been killed.
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France is considering sending forces to join the fight against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan and planned talks Friday with Canadian officials requesting 1,000 troops to support its beleaguered soldiers in volatile Kandahar province
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Four Canadian soldiers were killed in a major anti-Taliban operation in southern Afghanistan, the defence ministry said, as NATO said the rebel death toll over two days was around 200.
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Â· Row escalates over Nato troop reinforcements  Â· Canada may withdraw unless others do more
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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 increasingly bloody mission.
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Nato's chief warns of big challenges in Afghanistan, as top US and UK diplomats visit the country.
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The government faces fresh claims that troops in Afghanistan are facing shortages of vital equipment.
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The Canadian military begins an investigation into claims of detainee abuse by its soldiers in Afghanistan.
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The NATO mission in Afghanistan threatens a rift between nations willing to participate in combat operations and those that are not.
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All 26 NATO nations have soldiers in Afghanistan and all agree the mission is their top priority. But the refusal of European allies to send more combat troops is forcing an already stretched U.S. military to fill the gap, and straining the Western alliance.
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OTTAWA/KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - Afghan President   Hamid Karzai urged Canada to stay the course in his war-torn   country, where 19 people were killed on Friday by Taliban   forces who have also targeted foreign peacekeepers.
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The U.S.-led coalition is spending hundreds of millions of dollars constructing roads, bridges and buildings across Afghanistan. For the troops on the ground, it can be a frustrating and delicate job.
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The six NATO soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Wednesday were Canadian, a senior military official said.
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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.