Afghanistan tops agenda at NATO talks
NATO defence ministers will meet Thursday to discuss operations in Afghanistan, faced with a tenacious insurgency, troop shortages and amid fears that international donors could renege on aid pledges. In two days of informal talks in Portoroz, Slovenia, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his NATO counterparts will reflect on how best to confront the challenge to the alliance’s credibility posed by the Taliban-led fighters. Full Story