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File photo shows a Dutch soldier, part of the International ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:07:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows a Dutch soldier, part of the International Security Assistance Force, standing guard in a Kabul street. The governor of an Afghan province has pleaded with the Netherlands not to withdraw troops from the region next year, warning its job is 'only half finished,' a report has said. Photo:Jewel Samad/AFP

Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:49:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway Peter MacKay speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., on Monday November 23, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada's Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay speaks during ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canada's Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Blair Gable (CANADA POLITICS MILITARY)

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (R) and NATO Secretary General ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (R) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen meet at the Prime Minister's Chancellery in Warsaw November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Peter Andrews (POLAND POLITICS MILITARY)

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (R) and NATO Secretary General ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:23:00 GMT

This handout photo provided by US Coalition Forces shows Afghan ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:07:00 GMT

(AFP) - This handout photo provided by US Coalition Forces shows Afghan National Army soldiers during a ceremony in Kabul on November 22. Afghan government plans to boost army and police numbers massively have been greeted with scepticism by diplomats and military experts who say the figures are too ambitious. Photo:David Quillen/AFP

Defence Minister Peter MacKay, right, looks on as Gen. Walter ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:12:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Defence Minister Peter MacKay, right, looks on as Gen. Walter Natynczyk, chief of the defence staff, answers a question at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax on Sunday Nov. 22, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Department of Defense handout image shows Secretary of Defense ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - Department of Defense handout image shows Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) and Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay arriving for a press conference at the Citadel in Halifax, Nova Scotia. International political and military officials agreed no exit strategy should be set for troops in Afghanistan, while the United States urged Iran to engage the West. Photo:Cherie Cullen/AFP

This picture taken on October 16 shows Shah Jan, the mother ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - This picture taken on October 16 shows Shah Jan, the mother of Abdul Wakil Dilawari who was killed during a suicide attack. Across the country, and in a rising trend this year, more and more civilians are becoming collateral damage in the escalating war between the Taliban and Afghan government forces, backed by more than 100,000 international troops. Photo:Massoud Hossaini/AFP

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers keep watch in Kabul on November ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers keep watch in Kabul on November 18. A rocket attack near the luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul has wounded four people, including at least one member of the Afghan security forces, a spokesman for Afghanistan's health ministry said. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

REFILE - ADDING TITLE AND FULL NAME OF CALDWELL U.S. General ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - ADDING TITLE AND FULL NAME OF CALDWELL U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, head of NATO troops in Afghanistan, arrives at a ceremony in Kabul November 21 ,2009. The U.S. training mission for the Afghan army and police was merged with the new NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) under a single NATO command. The new training mission will be headed by Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell and will aim to consolidate efforts on building an effective security force, a vital precondition for the withdrawal of foreign troops. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY)

U.S. General Stanley McChrystal (L), head of NATO troops in ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. General Stanley McChrystal (L), head of NATO troops in Afghanistan, Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell (C) and Major General Richard P. Formica attend a ceremony in Kabul November 21, 2009. The U.S. training mission for the Afghan army and police was merged with the new NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) under a single NATO command. The new training mission will be headed by Caldwell and will aim to consolidate efforts on building an effective security force, a vital precondition for the withdrawal of foreign troops. REUTERS/ Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY)

Defence Minister Peter MacKay, left, and U.S. Defence Secretary ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:20:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Defence Minister Peter MacKay, left, and U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates field questions after a meeting at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site in Halifax on Friday Nov. 20, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay (L) and US Secretary ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay (L) and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates answer questions at Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 20, 2009. The pair were meeting to discuss various defence issues. REUTERS/Jeff Harper (CANADA POLITICS)

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen poses with his ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen poses with his coat-of-arms at Frederiksborg Castle in Hilleroed after being appointed to Grand Cross Knight of Dannebrog, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Scanpix/Casper Christoffersen (DENMARK - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK

A Canadian NATO soldier on patrol in in the southern province ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Canadian NATO soldier on patrol in in the southern province of Kandahar. Canada's government has dismissed opposition demands for a public inquiry into claims that troops in Afghanistan handed detainees over to local officials who were believed to torture. Photo:Massoud Hossaini/AFP

Defence Minister Peter MacKay answers questions regarding Afghan ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Defence Minister Peter MacKay answers questions regarding Afghan detainees during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., on Wednesday November 18, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Defence Ministers of NATO countries pose for a family photo ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - Defence Ministers of NATO countries pose for a family photo with NATO officials during meeting in Cracow, in February 2009. Top brass from Europe and the Americas, including US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, gather this week in Canada to discuss the future of NATO, the war in Afghanistan and other pressing security matters. Photo:Wojtek Radwanski/AFP

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates (L) talks with NATO Secretary ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates (L) talks with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R), in October 2009. Top brass from Europe and the Americas, including Gates, gather this week in Canada to discuss the future of NATO, the war in Afghanistan and other pressing security matters. Photo:Samuel Kubani/AFP

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) meets Hungary's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) meets Hungary's Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai (R) in Budapest November 19, 2009. Rasmussen is on one-day visit to Budapest for a NATO conference. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai(HUNGARY MILITARY POLITICS)

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) speaks during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) speaks during a meeting with Hungary's Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai (R) in Budapest November 19, 2009. Rasmussen is on one-day visit to Budapest for a NATO conference. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai(HUNGARY MILITARY POLITICS)

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen smiles during a ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen smiles during a meeting with Hungary's Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai in Budapest November 19,2009. Rasmussen is on one-day visit to Budapest for a NATO conference. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai (HUNGARY MILITARY POLITICS)

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen attends a NATO ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen attends a NATO conference in Budapest on November 19,2009. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai (HUNGARY MILITARY POLITICS)

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen(C) arrives to a ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen(C) arrives to a NATO conference in Budapest on November 19,2009. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai (HUNGARY MILITARY POLITICS)

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen listens to journalists ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen listens to journalists questions during a NATO conference in Budapest on November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai (HUNGARY MILITARY POLITICS)

An Afghan woman and boy walk past International Security Assistance ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Afghan woman and boy walk past International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Herat province. The United States ramped up pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to start delivering on the eve of his inauguration Thursday for another five years in power with Kabul under security lockdown. Photo:Reza Shirmohammadi/AFP

US soldiers patrol the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:44:00 GMT

(AFP) - US soldiers patrol the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on November 13. The United States ramped up pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to start delivering on the eve of his inauguration Thursday for another five years in power with Kabul under security lockdown. Photo:Massoud Hossaini/AFP

An Afghan woman and boy walk past International Security Assistance ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Afghan woman and boy walk past International Security Assistance Forses (ISAF) during an opening ceremony for 92 reconstruction projects in Siavoshan village of Guzara district in Herat province. The United States ramped up pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to start delivering on the eve of his inauguration Thursday for another five years in power with Kabul under security lockdown. Photo:Reza Shirmohammadi/AFP

Map locating the province of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan. ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - Map locating the province of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan. War-weary villagers in northern Afghanistan are taking up arms against insurgents, sick of having the Taliban encroach on their once peaceful patch of the country. Photo:/AFP

A US Marine on patrol in Garmsir district in Helmand Province, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - A US Marine on patrol in Garmsir district in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on November 17. War-weary villagers in northern Afghanistan are taking up arms against insurgents, sick of having the Taliban encroach on their once peaceful patch of the country. Photo:Manpreet Romana/AFP

In this picture taken on September 4, Afghan men walk at the ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - In this picture taken on September 4, Afghan men walk at the site of a NATO airstrike on a hijacked fuel tanker in Madrasa village in northern city of Kunduz. In villages across Kunduz province, where a misdirected NATO air strike killed 90 civilians in September, tribal elders say they have had enough of being caught in the middle of an escalating war. Photo:Massoud Hossaini/AFP

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks with German Chancellor ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd L), NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (2nd R) and Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown before a working dinner at the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France. REUTERS/Yves Herman (GERMANY)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) speaks with U.S. President ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (C) as they arrive at the market place near the town hall in Baden-Baden April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R), U.S. President Barack ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R), U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R), U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (L) and Joachim Sauer, husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, stand to attention during playing of national anthems at the market place near the town hall in Baden-Baden April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France. REUTERS/Yves Herman (GERMANY)

Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) and his wife ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) and his wife Anne-Mette Rasmussen arrive for a Cultural Event during the NATO summit at the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY)

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks with Turkey's President ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks with Turkey's President Abdullah Gul as German Chancellor Angela Merkel listens at the cultural event at Kurhaus in Baden-Baden, April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France. REUTERS/Yves Herman (GERMANY)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R), U.S. President Barack ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R), U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (C) attend the welcome ceremony at the market place near the town hall in Baden-Baden April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY)

Polish President Lech Kaczynski (R) speaks with French President ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Polish President Lech Kaczynski (R) speaks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and his wife Jeannine de Hoop Scheffer-van Oorschot (L-2R) before the cultural event at Kurhaus in Baden-Baden, April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France. REUTERS/Yves Herman (GERMANY)

Hayrunnisa Gul, wife of Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, France's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Hayrunnisa Gul, wife of Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (L-R) visit Strasbourg Cathedral (Notre-Dame de Strasbourg), April 4, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE)

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy arrive at Strasbourg airport for the NATO summit April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE)

NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during the ...

(AFP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:10:00 GMT

(AFP) - NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during the Fall session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Edinburgh, Scotland. The head of NATO said Tuesday he expected 'substantially more forces' for Afghanistan to be pledged within weeks, but only to help speed up handing over security responsibility to Afghan forces. Photo:Derek Blair/AFP

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband addresses the NATO ...

(AFP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:10:00 GMT

(AFP) - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband addresses the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Edinburgh, Scotland. Miliband told the conference that a surge in troop numbers in Afghanistan had to be matched with a renewed push on the political front. Photo:Derek Blair/AFP

Afghan policemen search a vehicle at a checkpoint in Kabul in ...

(AFP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - Afghan policemen search a vehicle at a checkpoint in Kabul in October 2009. Afghan and international authorities have ordered a security lockdown on Kabul to stop Taliban attacks marring Thursday's inauguration of President Hamid Karzai for another five years in power. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

The head of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, expects 'substantially ...

(AFP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - The head of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, expects 'substantially more forces' for Afghanistan to be announced soon, he said Tuesday but stressed they were part of a wider strategy to hand over security to Afghans. Photo:Georges Gobet/AFP

Afghan girl Laili looks on after being treated for a head injury ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:02:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Afghan girl Laili looks on after being treated for a head injury in the hospital in Herat, Afghanistan, after NATO and Afghan forces killed several insurgents, including an armed woman, in a search operation in the Shindand district, western Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. According to the governor of Shindand district in Herat, three civilians were killed and three children wounded, including Laili, when insurgents used a civilian house for cover during the fighting. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Fraidoon Pooyaa

A US soldier walks past the flags of NATO member countries at ...

(AFP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - A US soldier walks past the flags of NATO member countries at a 'Veterans Day' ceremony at Camp Eggers in Kabul. President Barack Obama is leaning towards a compromise strategy on troops to Afghanistan, officials said amid growing concerns over Kabul's government and the US envoy there advising against sending more reinforcements. Photo:Massoud Hossaini/AFP

US soldiers patrol the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on ...

(AFP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - US soldiers patrol the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on November 13. A suicide bomber struck near a US military base in Kabul on Friday, wounding foreign soldiers and Afghan civilians less than a week before the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai, officials said. Photo:Massoud Hossaini/AFP

Pakistani fire fighters extinguish burning NATO oil supply tankers ...

(AFP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani fire fighters extinguish burning NATO oil supply tankers on the outskirts of Quetta in September 2009. Suspected Taliban militants on Friday torched five trucks carrying fuel from Pakistan to NATO forces in neighbouring Afghanistan, killing a driver, police said. Photo:Banaras Khan/AFP

An Afghan soldier stands guard as a vehicle for NATO-led troops ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An Afghan soldier stands guard as a vehicle for NATO-led troops passes by a blast site in Kabul November 13, 2009. A suicide car bomber struck a convoy of civilians vehicles outside a U.S. military base in Kabul earlier on Friday, wounding three Afghans and causing several casualties among foreigners, police said. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS)

NATO-led troops are seen near a blast site after a suicide bomb ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - NATO-led troops are seen near a blast site after a suicide bomb attack in Kabul November 13, 2009. A suicide car bomber struck a convoy of civilians vehicles outside a U.S. military base in Kabul earlier on Friday, wounding three Afghans and causing several casualties among foreigners, police said. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS)