BRUSSELS
– NATO officials say that after months
of lobbying allies to increase their troop contributions for the Afghanistan
war, the alliance came up short, meeting a bit
more than 90 percent of the
military requirements outlined by commanders.
U.S.
military leaders, however, say they are encouraged by the continuing
discussions with several nations who may eventually agree to increase their
commitments to the 16-year-old war.
Army Gen.
Curtis Scaparrotti says that coming out of today's meeting of NATO defense
ministers, NATO won't meet 100 percent of the requirements. But he says there
are ongoing discussions with several nations.
Scaparrotti
declined to provide details on the numbers.
Other NATO
officials confirmed there would be a shortfall approaching 10 percent. The
officials weren't authorized to discuss the numbers publicly so spoke
anonymously.
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