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HOUSE ARMED SEVICES ON SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN

Commander of the Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry testifies before a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the status and security of Afghanistan, in Washington on June 28, 2006. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)


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LONDON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan advised President Obama against a troop surge, questioning if Afghan leaders could be effective partners, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. funding for non-military spending on Afghanistan should be increased by about 60 percent over what the White House has requested, a U.S. diplomat said.
WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday he would nominate Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry as ambassador to Afghanistan and Christopher Hill as ambassador to Iraq.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A NATO military official says he's skeptical of the European Union's plans to put more emphasis on its common security and defense policy.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Ambassadors from NATO's North Atlantic Council recently concluded a three-day trip to Afghanistan and say progress is being made.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry told the U.S. House Armed Services Committee that Osama bin Laden is a small part of the problem in Afghanistan.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- As many as 30 al-Qaida militants were killed in a series of airstrikes on their camps by the Pakistani military early Tuesday, an army spokesman said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Tuesday for talks about the Taliban insurgency with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. commander in Afghanistan says a shortage of NATO troops and restrictions against troop movement is undermining efforts.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- All of Afghanistan came under the NATO mission Thursday to eradicate Taliban and al-Qaida militants and bolster the Afghan government.
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