But spokesman P.J.Crowley said it is too soon to discuss withdrawing the NATO-led international security force in Kosovo.

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the NATO allies are pleased to work with the new American president.

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He said he was pleased that the NATO allies supported his new plans for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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The NATO ministers agreed to restart high-level contacts with Russia.

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In the eastern part of the country, two more soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force have been killed.

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The group's director,Ajmal Samadi, says that the report is based on some 15 interviews with villagers where the NATO strike occurred.

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Brigadier General Josef Blotz, a spokesman for the NATO force in Afghanistan,known as ISAF, insists the coalition is holding together.

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and NATO military operation in Afghanistan. He responded by noting drug production increased eight-fold since the NATO entered Afghanistan in 2001.

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Speaking to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, British Foreign Minister David Miliband said Afghanistan needs to be built from the grass-roots level.

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In the Oval Office on Tuesday, the president joined Mr.Rasmussen in saying the NATO operation in Afghanistan is a team effort.

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Rasmussen and Gates also reported that the NATO defense ministers endorsed the Obama Administration's approach to European missile defense.

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Despite continuing challenges in Afghanistan, the NATO leader said the ongoing mission is indicative of NATO's continued relevance.

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He says provincial authorities are trying to play down the significance of the civilian deaths in order to influence the NATO probe.

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Moscow has vehemently protested the NATO exercises as inappropriate, because of continuing tensions following the conflict last August between Georgia and Russia.

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Western Europeans are skeptical of Washington's support for fast-tracking Ukraine and Georgian membership in the NATO alliance.

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"The point of a counter-insurgency policy is for the U.S.forces and the NATO forces to be able to help protect the Afghan population,".

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The NATO-led international force in Afghanistan sent troops to the scene to aid Afghan soldiers and police.

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But the NATO chief said it underlines the solidarity of the 44 ISAF countries and will have a "powerful effect on the ground."

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Some analysts suggest that the NATO troops in Kosovo could be redeployed to Afghanistan where U.S.and NATO forces are battling a strong Taliban insurgency.

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The situation in Afghanistan is sure to dominate the NATO summit as alliance members grapple with the evolving security demands of the 21st century.

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But many of the NATO troops are not allowed to engage in combat operations or even to operate in violent parts of the country.

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At the NATO summit he attended on the French-German border, Mr.Obama said allies contributed important resources to support the new U.S.strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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President Sarkozy's announcement was widely expected this week, after the French leader broadly hinted for months that Paris would be fully rejoining the NATO command.

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The NATO investigation has yet to be concluded, but a leading Afghan rights group says its findings reveal that most of those killed were civilians.

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