US officials worried about Afghanistan
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The United States and Britain, the nations with the most troops fighting in Afghanistan, made a renewed push Thursday to portray the war as winnable and worthy of international support despite a so-far-unsuccessful struggle to get more allies to commit frontline forces.
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Concerns grow over inadequate US military intelligence about Taliban and Al Qaeda militants in Pakistan
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SEVILLE, Spain  - The United States raised pressure on NATO allies on Thursday to rush more troops to Afghanistan to crush an expected Taliban offensive, saying the coming weeks would be key in battling the insurgency.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- A day before Afghanistan's historic presidential election, Captain Jacob Larkowich's US infantry company took up positions on a hilltop next to the Intercontinental Hotel, looking out over the dusty capital for puffs of smoke and bracing to rush to the scene of any bombing.
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The US is to urge Nato to take overall responsibility for peacekeeping and reconstruction in Afghanistan.
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US-led forces trying to protect landmark Afghan elections face a rising wave of violence from about 2,000 insurgents, including al-Qaida militants slipping in from Pakistan, an American general said Saturday.
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warned Sunday that the failure of the international force in Afghanistan would increase the security threat to Europe.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai accused NATO and US-led troops yesterday of carelessly killing scores of Afghan civilians and warned that the fight against resurgent Taliban militants could fail unless foreign forces show more restraint.
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For a time, the US military in Afghanistan was talking as if it would smoke Osama bin Laden out of a cave on the rocky Pakistan border within months, perhaps even ahead of President Bush&#39;s re-election.
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The US State Department Wednesday noted &quot;aggressive&quot; behavior by some DynCorp contractors hired to protect Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
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The US president scolds Nato members reluctant to send troops to Afghan hotspots, ahead of a key summit.
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US troops here spent time with two high-level US officials who were in the country today to attend the inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Since the US military expelled the Taliban three years ago, it has battled the regime's diehard fighters in the barren mountains and dusty wastes of southern Afghanistan. Now the United States is extending an olive branch to moderate elements of its shadowy foe.
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The American-trained police force in Afghanistan is not effectively prepared and is incapable of carrying out routine law enforcement duties, a U.S. government report found.
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The United States is urging NATO allies to lift restrictions on the use of their forces in Afghanistan, casting it as matter of allied solidarity, a senior State Department official said.
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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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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warns the future of Nato is at risk due to differences over Afghanistan.