Nato chief fears split on Afghan forces

Nato’s top civilian is worried that public efforts to generate more military forces for Afghanistan are deepening divisions within the alliance, his spokesman reported on the 1 February 2008. The expression of concern from Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Nato’s secretary-general, follows a sharp reaction in Germany to a request from Robert Gates, US defence secretary, to expand the German military contingent in Afghanistan by 3,200 troops.

Deutsche Welle, 15.2.08: Germany to Discuss Increasing Troops in Afghanistan http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3127832,00.html

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