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NATO says ministers agree to increase Afghanistan assistance

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Increase civilian and military assistance to Afghanistan
Improve coordination between civilian and military actors

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NATO Foreign Ministers agreed to increase civilian and military assistance to Afghanistan.
United States, Denmark and other NATO members indicated intentions to send additional troops and increase aid and civilian personnel.
37 contributing countries, Afghan authorities, the United Nations, the European Union and the World Bank met to improve coordination of international assistance.
Priorities include reconstruction, training for the Afghan national army, police and administration, and enhanced cooperation with Pakistan.

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Create an account Reset password Already have an account? Log in From now on you can download videos from our website If you would also like to subscribe to the newsletter and receive our latest updates, click on the button below. Enter the email address you registered with and we will send you a code to reset your password. The password must be at least 12 characters long, no spaces, include upper/lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Click the button to return to the page you were on and log in with your new password. 26 January 2007 2 MIN READ On 26 January, NATO Foreign Ministers agreed to increase civilian and military assistance to Afghanistan, as part of a comprehensive strategy to reinforce gains made. The United States, Denmark and several other NATO member countries gave indications of their intention to send additional troops, but also to increase aid and civilian personnel to boost reconstruction and development efforts. Ministers, including from non-NATO countries that contribute to NATO’s operation in Afghanistan, also called for increased coordination between civilian and military efforts in the country, and among the civilian agencies involved in reconstruction. “ The international community intends to keep the initiative in Afghanistan , ” said NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, "that means more reconstruction, more support for the government, the Afghan national army, the security forces and the Afghan national police. ” Afghanistan was the focus of an informal meeting of Alliance Foreign Ministers at NATO Headquarters. It was followed by a special meeting of the 37 countries that contribute to NATO’s Afghanistan operation, Afghan authorities, as well as the United Nations, the European Union and the World Bank, on ways of better coordinating international assistance. “ There was a call around the table that we do need a more concerted approach,” Mr. De Hoop Scheffer emphasized, “ and the fact that we saw so many actors sitting around the table is already a key message. ” Priorities will include boosting reconstruction efforts, stepping up training assistance to the Afghan army, police and administration. Ministers also discussed the need to further enhance cooperation with Pakistan regarding cross-border issues with Afghanistan. The meeting came on the initiative of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, to look at ways of enhancing the international community’s support to Afghanistan, of which the NATO-led security force is a key component. Link was copied to clipboard

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