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A NATO helicopter flies over the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:23:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A NATO helicopter flies over the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Anja Niedringhaus

A US Army Chinook helicopter lands on a hill in Kabul. Seven ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:34:00 GMT

(AFP) - A US Army Chinook helicopter lands on a hill in Kabul. Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a NATO air strike in remote western Afghanistan, the defence ministry has said. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

Map locating the western province of Badghis in Afghanistan, ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - Map locating the western province of Badghis in Afghanistan, where Kabul says 7 members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a NATO air strike that also injured international forces. Photo:/AFP

The head of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - The head of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McCrystal (R), seen here in October 2009. Presidnt Barack Obama has held off making a decision on a troop request from the commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, partly because of the political uncertainty surrounding the August election. Photo:Massoud Hossaini/AFP

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and German Foreign ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) leave a joint news conference after their meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM MILITARY POLITICS)

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) shakes hands ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) shakes hands with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle after their meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM MILITARY POLITICS)

Commander of the Italian soldiers of NATO's International Security ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Commander of the Italian soldiers of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Colonel Claudio Dei (2nd L) visits a site where a police station is being rebuilt with Italian support in Herat November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT)

Afghan boys look at an Italian soldier of NATO's International ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Afghan boys look at an Italian soldier of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) near a site where a police station is being rebuilt with Italian support in Herat November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)

An Afghan woman walks past a military vehicle of NATO's International ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An Afghan woman walks past a military vehicle of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) near a site where a police station is being rebuilt with Italian support in Herat November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)

An Italian soldier of NATO's International Security Assistance ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An Italian soldier of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) gestures as he stands guard near the site where a police station is being rebuilt with Italian support in Herat November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Afghan workers rebuild a police station as Italian soldiers ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Afghan workers rebuild a police station as Italian soldiers of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) monitor the area in Herat November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)

An Italian soldier of NATO's International Security Assistance ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An Italian soldier of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands next to an Afghan flag at the site where a police station is being rebuilt with Italian support in Herat November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)

Afghan workers lay the foundations to rebuild a police station ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Afghan workers lay the foundations to rebuild a police station with Italian support as an Italian soldier of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands guard in Herat November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)

An Italian soldier of NATO's International Security Assistance ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An Italian soldier of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) places an Italian flag near an Afghan flag at the site where a police station is being rebuilt with Italian support in Herat November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, pictured on October ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:42:00 GMT

(AFP) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, pictured on October 26, said Thursday that oil-rich Gulf states faced the same risks as countries in the military alliance, including from terrorism. Photo:Samuel Kubani/AFP

Canadian soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance ...

(AFP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - Canadian soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force stand guard during a patrol in Panjwayi district, some 30 Kms to the west of Kandahar province, in March 2008. A Canadian soldier was killed after setting off an improvised explosive device that injured two others soldiers in southern Afghanistan, the Canadian military said Wednesday. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

A US Army Chinook helicopter seen in operation in southern Afghanistan. ...

(AFP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:30:00 GMT

(AFP) - A US Army Chinook helicopter seen in operation in southern Afghanistan. Four US soldiers have been killed in what NATO said was believed to be a mid-air collision between two helicopters in the region. Photo:Romeo Gacad/AFP

HMCS Fredericton leaves Halifax on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. The ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:17:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - HMCS Fredericton leaves Halifax on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. The ship and crew headed out on a six-month deployment and will join the standing NATO Maritime Group providing security operations in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

German soldiers partol Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan. ...

(AFP) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - German soldiers partol Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan. Photo:Michael Kappeler/AFP

U.S. Secretary for Defense Robert Gates, left, attends a round ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:38:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - U.S. Secretary for Defense Robert Gates, left, attends a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers in Bratislava, Friday Oct. 23, 2009. General Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, planned an unexpected appearance Friday at a meeting of NATO defense ministers focused on making Afghan security forces responsible for fighting the war there. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Virginia Mayo

U.S. Secretary for Defense Robert Gates, right, and Turkish ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:53:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - U.S. Secretary for Defense Robert Gates, right, and Turkish Defense Minister Mehmet Vecdi Goenuel, left, share a word during a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Virginia Mayo)

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

(AFP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:13:00 GMT

(AFP) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during a press conference during an Informal Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers in Bratislava. NATO nations acknowledged Friday that their operation in Afghanistan is not working and agreed they need a new approach to seize the initiative from the Taliban, Al-Qaeda and their backers. Photo:Samuel Kubani/AFP

Finland's Defense Minister Jyri Hakamies listens to his Norwegian ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Finland's Defense Minister Jyri Hakamies listens to his Norwegian counterpart Grete Faremo (R) as participants of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers pose for a photo after its last session in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to the U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (C) as participants of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers gathered to pose for a photo after its last session in Bratislava October 23, 2009. At right is Britain's Defence Secretary Bobs Ainsworth. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

Spain's Minister of Defense Carme Chacon Piqueras (C) speaks ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Minister of Defense Carme Chacon Piqueras (C) speaks to the Chairman of the Military Committee Gianpaolo di Paola (L) and Supreme Allied Commander James G. Stavridis before the ISAF working lunch event at the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

Finland's Minister of Defense Jyri Hakamies listens to his Belgium's ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Finland's Minister of Defense Jyri Hakamies listens to his Belgium's colleague Pieter De Crem (R) before the opening session of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

A waiter walks past tables formed in a round shape before the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A waiter walks past tables formed in a round shape before the ISAF working lunch event at the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

The UN Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to UN ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The UN Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to UN High Commissioner for Afghanistan Kai Eide (L) before the ISAF working lunch event at the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

Greek Minister of Defense Evangelos Venizelos speaks to the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greek Minister of Defense Evangelos Venizelos speaks to the Defense Minister of Hungary Imre Szekeres (R) before the ISAF working lunch event at the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

The U.S. Military commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The U.S. Military commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal speaks to the Defense Minister of Afghanistan General Abdul Rahim Wardak (L) before the ISAF working lunch event at the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to the Defense ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to the Defense Minister of Afghanistan General Abdul Rahim Wardak (L) before the ISAF working lunch event at the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek (SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

The U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks to the UN ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks to the UN High Commissioner for Afghanistan Kai Eide (R) before the ISAF working lunch event at the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava on October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

Nato General Secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen delivers a speech ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Nato General Secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen delivers a speech during a news conference at the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava on October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek (SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

Canada's Defense Minister Peter MacKay, second right, listens ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:23:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canada's Defense Minister Peter MacKay, second right, listens on as U.S. Secretary for Defense Robert Gates, left, shares a word with U.S. Military commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal, right, during a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers in Bratislava, Friday Oct. 23, 2009. General Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, planned an unexpected appearance Friday at a meeting of NATO defense ministers focused on making Afghan security forces responsible for fighting the war there. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Virginia Mayo)

U.S. Military commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Military commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal arrives for a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

The U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listens to NATO Secretary ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listens to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) during their bilateral meeting before the opening session of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

Germany's Minister of Defense Franz Josef Jung (L) greets the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Germany's Minister of Defense Franz Josef Jung (L) greets the U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates before the opening session of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

An Afghan boy walks among U.S. Marines of the 8th Regiment, ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An Afghan boy walks among U.S. Marines of the 8th Regiment, Second Battalion, during their patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers around Mian Poshtay area, in Helmand province, October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

Greek Minister of Defense Evangelos Venizelos (L) listens to ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greek Minister of Defense Evangelos Venizelos (L) listens to his Belgium's colleague Pieter De Crem (R) before the opening session of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek (SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

Italy's Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa (C) listens to ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Italy's Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa (C) listens to his delegation's members before the opening session of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

Lithuania's Minister of Defense Rasa Jukneviciene listens to ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lithuania's Minister of Defense Rasa Jukneviciene listens to her Luxembourg's colleague Jean-Marie Halsdorf (R) before the opening session of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrives for the opening ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrives for the opening session of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

The delegates attend the opening session of the Informal Meeting ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The delegates attend the opening session of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek (SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

Germany's Minister of Defense Franz Josef Jung speaks to Britain's ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Germany's Minister of Defense Franz Josef Jung speaks to Britain's Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth (R) before the opening session of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listens to Britain's ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listens to Britain's Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth (L) before the opening session of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) speaks to Turkish ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) speaks to Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul before the opening session of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic greets delegates as he leaves ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic greets delegates as he leaves the opening session of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates attends the opening session ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates attends the opening session of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009, as the NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen accompanies Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic in the background. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates adjusts his ear plugs ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates adjusts his ear plugs during the opening session of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to delegates ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to delegates during the opening session of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers in Bratislava October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA MILITARY POLITICS)