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Gates Seeks Asian Training Help In Afghanistan

June 07 2010

Singapore

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, at a security conference in Singapore, called on Asian allies to help train Afghan security forces, reports the American Forces Press Service.

During the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit, Gates met with his counterparts from Indonesia, New Zealand, South Korea and Vietnam and India's national security adviser for discussions on bilateral issues.

Training assistance from Indonesia would be particularly helpful, said Gates, since Jakarta is...

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