Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called on NATO allies yesterday to target drug lords running Afghanistan's flourishing heroin trade as part of a wider effort to confront a resurgent Taliban.
THE TENSION (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
N ews in Balance: BUDAPEST, Hungary, Oct. 9, 2008 -- NATO should go after the drug trade in Afghanistan to take away funding for the Taliban and al-Qaida, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today. NATO defense ministers are discussing counter-narcotics operations in Afghanistan aimed at drug lords and drug laboratories, and a range of opinions has emerged, he said. Some countries have concerns...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
BUDAPEST, Hungary. Oct. 9 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called on NATO allies Thursday to target drug lords running Afghanistan's flourishing heroin trade as part of a wider effort to confront a resurgent Taliban.
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
OHRID, Macedonia, Oct. 8 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Wednesday asked defense ministers from southeastern Europe to send more troops to Afghanistan, a message that he is likely to forcefully echo at a meeting with other NATO defense officials this week.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Meetings with NATO and troop-contributing nations making up the alliance's International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan will help chart the way ahead in the troubled nation, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates reaffirmed the U.S. and NATO pledge for Georgia's aspirations to join the alliance at a meeting with Georgian Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili in Budapest, Hungary.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
NATO has proven it is up to the job in Afghanistan, and the alliance is adjusting to changes in the country, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The call by U.S. defense secretary, Robert M. Gates, came as NATO struggles to combat an emboldened Taliban in the region.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
PRISTINA, Kosovo - The United States will continue its troop presence in Kosovo until at least late next year, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said just before he arrived here yesterday, reaffirming U.S. support for the fledgling nation in the face of stern opposition from Russia.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
The United States continues to support NATO membership action plans for Ukraine and Georgia, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said following a meeting with Ukraine's defense minister.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called on southeastern European nations to consider helping the military training effort in Afghanistan.
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
PRISTINA, Kosovo, Oct. 7 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited Kosovo on Tuesday and reiterated U.S. support for the newly independent state, which has failed to achieve the broad recognition it expected because of opposition from Russia and NATO allies such as Spain.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Robert M. Gates’s visit was the first by a U.S. cabinet member since Kosovo’s independence declaration and the first of an American defense secretary since 2001.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates toured Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo, met with servicemembers there and in Gjilan, and saw for himself the changes U.S. and NATO forces have brought to the nation.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Some U.S. soldiers in Kosovo have a job similar to that of a beat cop, and they took Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates along with them as they walked the streets.
