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BRUSSELS 鈥?More than 16 years into the Afghanistan war, the United States and its NATO allies wrangled anew on Thursday over how to meet the need for more troops to counter the resurgent Taliban and help the Afghan forces break a stalemate in the fight.At a meeting in Brussels, NATO agreed to send more forces in response to commanders ; requests for as many as 3,000 troops to train and work alongside Afghan security forces. That number does not include an expected contribution of almost 4,000 American forces, divided between the NATO mission and America counterterrorism operations against Taliban, al-Qaida and Islamic State militants in Afghanistan.NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said 15 countries have already pledged additional contributions. He expected more commitments to come, but confusion about America plans may have held back some countries.Considering that Britain said it would contribute a bit less than 100 troops in a noncombat role, it unclear how NATO will muster several thousand new forces. To hit that mark, the other allies would need to average more than 100 troops each. Britain is the alliance most power
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