BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — NATO allies must send either more forces or more money for the fight in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates will argue this week as he meets with NATO defense ministers. The main objective, said Gates, is to increase the size of the Afghan Army, and it will take trainers — or more money — to do that. “My view is, for those who do not have significant troop commitments in Afghanistan … is for them to consider and contribute to the cost of expanding the size of the Afghan army,” Gates said.- – – -Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
Gates seeks long-term NATO effort in Afghanistan
By The Associated Press
October 7, 2008