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Pentagon to focus on IED threat in Afghanistan: Gates
AFP – OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (AFP) – Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday vowed to launch a sweeping effort to tackle the growing threat posed by homemade bombs in Afghanistan, the number one killer of US and NATO troops.
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Gates hints at compromise strategy on Afghanistan
AFP – OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (AFP) – President Barack Obama is eyeing a compromise strategy on Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggested Thursday, after the US envoy in Kabul warned against troop reinforcements.
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Time to end ‘on-off’ US-China ties: Pentagon
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called for deeper military ties with Beijing, telling a top Chinese general it was time to end a pattern of “on-again, off-again” relations.
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NKorea poses grave threat to international peace: Gates
AFP – SEOUL (AFP) – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Thursday labelled North Korea a grave threat to international peace and promised to continue protecting Washington’s allies in the region under a nuclear umbrella.
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