More US marines for Afghanistan
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The US says it is sending some 3,200 more marines to Afghanistan to help Nato fight the Taleban.
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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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President Bush has approved an "extraordinary, one-time" deployment of about 3,200 Marines to Afghanistan for seven months starting this spring, the Pentagon announced yesterday, while defense officials continued to urge NATO allies to supply more forces to fill a long-standing shortfall of 7,500...
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan -- The incoming commander of US troops in Afghanistan said yesterday he expects Taliban militants to launch more suicide attacks this year than in 2006, when militants set off a record 139 such bombings.
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Twenty-eight US soldiers have been named in an Army investigation into the December 2002 deaths of two Afghan detainees in American custody in Bagram, Afghanistan.
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The 18,000 US troops in Afghanistan have begun a new offensive to hunt Taliban and al-Qaida militants through the country&#39;s harsh winter, aiming to sap their strength ahead of planned spring elections, the American military said Saturday.
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President George W. Bush said on Thursday 3,200 more U.S. troops being deployed to Afghanistan will help NATO forces launch a spring offensive against the Taliban.
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The United States will press its European NATO allies to send more troops to Afghanistan's violent south in response to Canada's call for reinforcements, but the Pentagon said it will not commit any more of its own forces there.
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ARLINGTON, Va. - The Pentagon is extending deployments of more than 10,300 soldiers and Marines in Iraq for two to four months and bringing in an additional 1,500 soldiers from the United States to assist
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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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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is considering plans to send an extra 3,000 marines to Afghanistan.
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A move to beef up US forces in Afghanistan with some 3,000 marines reflects growing concerns about rising insurgent violence and turmoil in neighboring Pakistan, analysts said Thursday.
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Pakistan said Monday it has deployed hundreds of additional troops along the Afghan border to prevent militants from fleeing a major US military operation.
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The US military announced Tuesday it was sending 3,200 additional troops to Afghanistan to help counter an expected offensive by the Taliban militia and help train Afghan national soldiers.
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About 1,100 troops from the elite 82nd Airborne Division are being deployed to Afghanistan to beef up security for the October 13 presidential elections, a US defense official said.
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Britain will send up to 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan to fight a resurgent Taliban, media said Friday, only days after the government announced a major reduction in forces in Iraq.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will consider sending some 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan to thwart any spring offensive by Taliban militants, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.