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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has asked eastern European allies to send more troops to Afghanistan. Gates told a meeting of the Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial in Budapest, Hungary, that they have what he called an "important role" in ensuring peace and stability around the globe. All countries in the Southeastern Defense group but one, Bosnia-Herzegovina, currently have troops stationed in Afghanistan. But Gates told the ministers they should shift more resources there, since the situation in Iraq has improved. Earlier, Gates met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Yuri Yekhanurov... [read full story]
