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KABUL (AFP)--U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates flew into Kabul on Tuesday for talks with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and commanders about Washington's new strategy to send 30,000 more military personnel to fight the Taliban.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. is committed to Afghanistan for the long haul. Gates met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace in Kabul Tuesday.
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT — Defense Secretary Robert Gates landed in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, determined to see firsthand if the U.S.-led military operation is ready to accept an influx of 30,000 troops within six months.
Setting a date for the start of a US withdrawal from Afghanistan conveys "a sense of urgency" to Kabul that American forces would not stay indefinitely, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.
KABUL, Afghanistan – Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan today with plans to assure officials and American troops there that the United States is committed to winning the war despite plans to begin pulling forces out in 2011. “We are in this thing to win,” Gates told reporters while traveling to Kabul, where he plans to meet privately with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and ...
Kabul - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan would take several years as Afghan forces needed to be strengthened by recruiting more soldiers and police to take charge of the country's secur...
KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday it will be at least 15 years before his government can bankroll a security force strong enough to protect the country from the threat of insurgency.Speaking at a news conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Karzai repeated his claim that Afghan security forces would take the lead in securing the nation within five years. But Gates ...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates assured officials and American troops there that the United States is committed to winning the war.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived late Monday in Afghanistan with plans to assure officials and American troops there that the United States is committed to winning the war despite plans to begin pulling forces out in 2011. "We are in this thing to win," Gates told reporters while traveling to Kabul, where he plans to meet privately with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and later with troops ...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates Disagrees with National Security Adviser that Bin Laden is in Afghanistan
Washington - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday on an unannounced visit to the country where 30,000 additional troops are expected to arrive by summer 2010. The Washington Post reported online that Gates had landed in Af...
Seated, from left, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
KABUL (AP) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived late Monday in Afghanistan with plans to assure officials and American troops there that the United States is committed to winning the war despite plans to begin pulling forces out in 2011.
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he is seeing signs of progress in the war in Afghanistan days after President Barack Obama announced a planned surge of 30,000 additional troops.
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday that Americans should expect a significant US military presence in Afghanistan for two to four years more. The Pentagon chief said the initial US troop withdrawal in July 2011 might invol...
The United States has helped Pakistan improve security arrangements for its nuclear arms and is "comfortable" the weapons are secure, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in an interview aired on Sunday.
