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Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Secondary Navigation Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Search Search: Gates: Afghan conflict must not be seen as 'America's war' AFP - Saturday, November 1 ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AFP) - - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that Afghanistan's military must be expanded and that the conflict needs to be recognized as "an Afghan war, not an American war and not a NATO war." Promoting the expansion of Kabul's military force, Gates said: "We would be making a terrible mistake if this ends up being called America's war. This is the Afghans' war for their own country, and we need to make sure they know we are not there to run it, we are there to help." "What everybody would like to see is the most rapid possible further expansion of the Afghan military forces, because this needs to be an Afghan war, not an American war and not a NATO war," he told journalists on an airplane returning to Washington from Florida, where he oversaw the promotion of General David Petraeus to the head of Central Command. Afghanistan has seen a spike in violence from a resurgent Taliban in the last two years, and Gates acknowledged the disparity between focus on Iraq and Afghanistan. "There are close to a million people (serving in) security services of different kinds in Iraq," he said. "In Afghanistan, which has four more million people (than Iraq) and is a third bigger than Iraq, they (the security forces) are 150,000." US and NATO military commanders have voiced support in recent days for three additional Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) for the Afghan theater of operations, to counter the upsurge in violence. Washington has already announced reinforcements of 2,000 Marines to be sent to Afghanistan in November, and a 3,700-strong brigade in January. "I think my successor will do everything possible to be responsive" to requirements for extra troops, said Gates. "I think we do need to try and satisfy that requirement in 2009 for three additional BCTs." But, Gates said, "it remains to be seen whether there is a need or value in significantly more troops." Several NATO countries have "indicated their willingness to send some extra troops," said Gates, adding that in his personal view the conflict is "not likely to get significant numbers of troops from our allies." Petraeus, the newly appointed US commander with responsibility for Iraq and Afghanistan, is credited with turning around the Sunni insurgency in western Iraq with the 30,000 troop "surge" to secure parts of that country. Many hope Petraeus will bring his counter-insurgency expertise to bear in Afghanistan. The time for such leadership is warranted, said Gates on Friday. "The military strategy throughout Afghanistan and with our coalition partners needs greater coherence and I think General Petraeus can help ... in doing that." Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: World Boo! Revelers celebrate the spookiest of holidaysAP - 1 hour 14 minutes ago British SAS chief in Afghanistan quits in equipment row: reportAFP - 1 hour 19 minutes ago Neil Armstrong donating his papers to PurdueAP - 1 hour 33 minutes ago Vigilance deters Halloween eve arsons in DetroitAP - 1 hour 34 minutes ago AP: Obama aunt from Kenya living in US illegallyAP - 1 hour 47 minutes ago Most Popular – World Viewed Japan joins wave of rate cuts as recession fears grow Schwarzenegger mocks Obama as campaign home stretch heats up Australian F1 race posts record financial loss BBC chief quits, star presenter suspended over offensive prank When men see red, they see hot: study View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology

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