Gates plans to send more troops to Afghanistan
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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The Bush administration is looking for ways to send more troops to Afghanistan amid a resurgence of violence in the country nearly seven years after the US ousted the Taliban regime. (article 3)
Robert Gates, US defence secretary, said yesterday the Pentagon was "working very hard to see if there are opportunities to send additional forces sooner rather than later". (article 3)
His comments increased the likelihood of further reductions in US troop levels in Iraq later this year to free up forces for Afghanistan. (article 3)
Pentagon leaders have made clear that significant increases would have to wait until more troops returned from Iraq but the need to rebalance forces between the two battlefields has become more urgent in recent weeks. (article 3)
Coalition deaths in Afghanistan have exceeded US fatalities in Iraq for the past two months and nine soldiers were killed on Sunday in the deadliest insurgent attack against US forces since 2005. (article 3)
WASHINGTON (CNN) Two top Pentagon officials said Wednesday that they expect to be able to recommend troops cuts in Iraq this fall and will try to increase troops in Afghanistan. (article 6)
The proposed increase of about 7,000 troops is part of Obama's plan to pull combat troops out of Iraq and focus on the growing threat from a resurgent Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. (article 9)
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- Afghan fight calls to some US troops (boston.com, 07/17/2008, 714 words)
- ABC News: Soldiers in Iraq Yearn For Afghan Action (ABCNews, 07/16/2008, 350 words)
- Gates plans to send more troops to Afghanistan (ft.com, 07/17/2008, 586 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 07/16/2008, 782 words)
- More U.S. troops for Afghanistan - (baltimoresun.com, 07/17/2008, 765 words)
- Pentagon looks at cuts in Iraq, additions in Afghanistan (CNN, 07/16/2008, 393 words)
- McCain, Obama vow Afghan troop buildup (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/16/2008, 874 words)
- Candidates want Afghan buildup (boston.com, 07/16/2008, 719 words)
- Obama wants boost in troops (boston.com, 07/15/2008, 538 words)
- Remarks by John McCain on his Strategy for Victory in Afghanistan (boston.com, 07/15/2008, 1036 words)
- 2008 Presidential Campaign Blog (boston.com, 07/17/2008, 526 words)
- Soldiers looking for a fight (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/17/2008, 224 words)
- Memo to Obama, McCain: No one wins in a war (boston.com, 07/17/2008, 730 words)
- THE FOG OF POLITICS (NY Post, 07/16/2008, 399 words)
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