US mulls more Afghanistan troops
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is considering plans to send an extra 3,000 marines to Afghanistan.
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NATO allies were considering urgent calls to bolster the size of their force in Afghanistan, where Britain's senior commander described fighting as more ferocious than in Iraq.
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NATO allies must fulfill their   commitment to the future stability of Afghanistan by   dispatching more troops to fight insurgents, Washington's   ambassador to the alliance said on Wednesday.
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SEVILLE, Spain  - The United States stepped up pressure on NATO allies on Thursday to send more troops to crush an expected Taliban offensive, saying the next few weeks would be pivotal in battling the insurgency.
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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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US Defense Secretary Robert Gates is considering sending some 3,000 additional marines to Afghanistan to boost forces ahead of a Taliban spring offensive, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday.
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Republican  presidential contender Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday called for  doubling U.S. combat troops in Afghanistan as part of a broader  military expansion.
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Australia is considering plans to  double its troop deployment to Afghanistan to about 1,000 to  head off an expected spring resurgence of al Qaeda and Taliban  fighters, Defense Minister Brendan Nelson said on Thursday.
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NATO states will probably  offer more troops and equipment to meet shortfalls in  Afghanistan when their defense ministers meet on Thursday, but  holes will remain, a U.S. government official said on  Wednesday.
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The US is to send up to 1,100 extra troops to Afghanistan to provide security for next month's elections.
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SEVILLE, Spain  - The United States stepped up pressure on NATO allies on Thursday to send more troops to crush an expected Taliban offensive in the coming weeks.
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The Pentagon plans to extend its buildup of several thousand combat troops in Afghanistan, initially announced as lasting until late spring, well into next year, a senior U.S. military official said Friday.
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Britain may increase the number of troops it has in Afghanistan, according to a Nato spokesman.
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The United States intensified Friday its diplomatic drive to recruit more coalition troops for Afghanistan amid fears its allies could abandon a cornerstone of the US-led "war on terror."
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will consider a proposal to send some 3,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan to thwart any spring offensive by Taliban militants, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld indicated on Saturday that US commanders in Iraq may yet decide they need more US troops to ensure a viable national election in January.
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Nato allies must do more to fight the Taleban in Afghanistan, the US defence secretary tells the BBC.