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| Rice and Miliband on Afghan trip | Rice and Miliband on Afghan trip |
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| The US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, and UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband have arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit. | |
| It comes a day after they held talks in London, at which they discussed ways of getting Nato allies to share the burden of the fighting in the country's south. | It comes a day after they held talks in London, at which they discussed ways of getting Nato allies to share the burden of the fighting in the country's south. |
| Ms Rice said Nato was facing a "real test" due to the lack of combat troops. | Ms Rice said Nato was facing a "real test" due to the lack of combat troops. |
| Earlier, the US defence secretary said Nato's future was at risk due to the refusal of some members to participate. | Earlier, the US defence secretary said Nato's future was at risk due to the refusal of some members to participate. |
| Robert Gates warned that without reinforcements, the willingness of those engaged in combat would disappear and Nato might become a "two-tier alliance". |