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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. | 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. |
| They are expected to meet President Hamid Karzai and military leaders. | |
| 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". | Robert Gates warned that without reinforcements, the willingness of those engaged in combat would disappear and Nato might become a "two-tier alliance". |
| Most of the fighting in the volatile southern provinces is being done by troops from the US, UK, Canada and the Netherlands. | |
| Last week, the US government sent letters to European states pressing them to send troops to southern Afghanistan. |