United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the US may consider taking over NATO's command in southern Afghanistan.
Gates said the Pentagon would consult closely with NATO allies with combat forces in the southern region, before altering its military role in the country. Some NATO allies have been reluctant to provide combat forces in Southern Afghanistan, which has seen the worst of rising Taliban violence. Britain, Canada, the Netherlands and Australia all have forces in the region, currently under NATO command. Meanwhile, an explosion has killed a NATO soldier serving in Helmand province. Two other troops were wounded.
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