Defense Secy. Gates May Send More Troops To Afghanistan...

Reuters Andrew Gray January 17, 2007 10:13 AM

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday he would consider more troops forAfghanistan where U.S. commanders say the Taliban insurgency, controlled from Pakistan, is expected to intensify.

Gates, in Afghanistan to ensure commanders have the resources to counter an expected Taliban offensive in the spring, said it was very important the United States and its allies did not let the success achieved there slip away.

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