British Foreign Secretary David Miliband addresses a press conference with Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta (not pictured) in London, on November 12, 2008. The international coalition must deploy more active troops to southern Afghanistan to fight Taliban insurgents, the country's foreign minister said Wednesday in London. Getty Images logo Getty Images 13 months ago

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband addresses a press conference with Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta (not pictured) in London, on November 12, 2008. The international coalition must deploy more active troops to southern Afghanistan to fight Taliban insurgents, the country's foreign minister said Wednesday in London.

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  1. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and British Foreign Secretary David Milliband (not pictured) addressing a press conference in the Foreign Office, Central London on November 11, 2009.
  2. British Foreign Secretary David Milliband (L) and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle addressing a press conference in the Foreign Office, Central London on November 11, 2009.
  3. British Foreign Secretary David Milliband (L) and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (R) address a press conference in the Foreign Office, Central London on November 11, 2009.
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  5. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle with British Foreign Secretary David Milliband (not pictured) addressing a press conference in the Foreign Office, Central London on November 11, 2009.
  6. British Foreign Secretary David Milliband (L) and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (R) address a press conference in the Foreign Office, Central London on November 11, 2009.
  7. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and David Milliband prepare to toast HRH Queen Elizabeth II during a State Banquet for the visit of the President of the Republic of India Prathibha Devi Singh Patil in Windsor Castle on October 27, 2009 in London, England. The President will stay at Windsor Castle as a guest of the Queen from Tuesday 27th October to Thursday 29th October.
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  9. Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta (L) talks with his Danish counterpart Per Stig Moeller (R) while Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (C) looks on at the start of a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels December 4, 2009. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was confident allies would support U.S. calls for more troops in Afghanistan, as she arrived for a NATO meeting on Friday, but acknowledged that some may not yet be ready politically to go public.
  10. Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta (L) talks with his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle (R) at the start of a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels December 4, 2009. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was confident allies would support U.S. calls for more troops in Afghanistan, as she arrived for a NATO meeting on Friday, but acknowledged that some may not yet be ready politically to go public.
  11. Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta (L) talks with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) at the start of a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels December 4, 2009. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was confident allies would support U.S. calls for more troops in Afghanistan, as she arrived for a NATO meeting on Friday, but acknowledged that some may not yet be ready politically to go public.
  12. Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta talks with his United Arab Emirates' counterpart Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) at the start of a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels December 4, 2009. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was confident allies would support U.S. calls for more troops in Afghanistan, as she arrived for a NATO meeting on Friday, but acknowledged that some may not yet be ready politically to go public.
  13. Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta (L) and his United Arab Emirates' counterpart Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (C) talk with Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (R) at the start of a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels December 4, 2009. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was confident allies would support U.S. calls for more troops in Afghanistan, as she arrived for a NATO meeting on Friday, but acknowledged that some may not yet be ready politically to go public.
  14. Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband (L) talks with Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta (R) at the start of a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels December 4, 2009. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was confident allies would support U.S. calls for more troops in Afghanistan, as she arrived for a NATO meeting on Friday, but acknowledged that some may not yet be ready politically to go public.
  15. Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband talks with Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta (R) at the start of a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels December 4, 2009. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was confident allies would support U.S. calls for more troops in Afghanistan, as she arrived for a NATO meeting on Friday, but acknowledged that some may not yet be ready politically to go public.
  16. United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, right, and Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta, left, are seen ahead of a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Friday the allies will prevail in their bid to stabilize Afghanistan but only if America's allies answer U.S. President Barack Obama's call for more allied troops on the ground.

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