More allies could help against Taliban: NATO chief
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NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Wednesday he was disappointed some members of the alliance would not send troops to fight Taliban guerrillas in the south of Afghanistan.
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U.S. defense and foreign policy chiefs face an uphill fight this week trying to get its allies in Canada and Europe to boost NATO forces and coordinate efforts in Afghanistan in the face of rising Taliban attacks.
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NATO's top commander today urged members of the alliance to send reinforcements to southern Afghanistan, where he said fighters of the deposed Taliban movement are waging an insurgency of surprising intensity.
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NATO countries are sending thousands more troops to Afghanistan to help battle a surprisingly violent Taliban resurgence in the south -- the alliance's first test in ground combat for "a long, long time," NATO's top commander said yesterday.
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Hard-fought gains by NATO troops this year could be lost in coming months if Afghan forces fail to hold ground seized from the Taliban, the NATO commander in Afghanistan said in an interview broadcast on Friday.
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NATO will not be deterred by the   resurgence of the Taliban in southern Afghanistan and will go   ahead with its planned takeover from U.S.-led forces in the   volatile east, the alliance's head said on Wednesday.
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NATO and Afghan troops have killed scores   more Taliban guerrillas as part of the alliance's biggest   offensive against the resurgent militants in Afghanistan, the   alliance said on Monday.
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Almost a week into its biggest offensive   against the Taliban, NATO says it has cornered a large group of   fighters and killed about 300, but still needs more troops and   aircraft to finish the job.
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NATO is seeking an additional 2,000 troops to bolster its force in Afghanistan amid increasing insurgent violence, a spokesman said Friday in Warsaw, where the alliance's defense chiefs were meeting.
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NATO leaders reported progress on Tuesday in freeing up more troops to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, signaling that some nations had agreed to drop limits on their forces just before an alliance summit.
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NATO will help bring stability to Afghanistan but this must be matched by the international community's commitment to develop the country, the alliance's chief has said.
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NATO countries signaled at a summit in Latvia on Tuesday they could free up more troops to battle Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan by easing restrictions on their forces in emergencies, officials said.
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NATO's top commander, Gen. James L. Jones, on Thursday called for allied nations to send reinforcements to southern Afghanistan, saying the coming weeks could be decisive in the fight against the Taliban.
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President Bush said Thursday that NATO allies need to supply more soldiers to Afghanistan and be willing to send them into the most violent battles with Taliban fighters, who are gearing up for a new spring offensive.
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Nato can prevail in Afghanistan - but only if members boost their commitment, the alliance's head warns.
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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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NATO defense chiefs agreed on Friday  they must plug shortfalls in peacekeeping troops in  Afghanistan, an alliance spokesman said, after top NATO  officials conceded they had underestimated Taliban resistance.