Taliban Afghan momentum due to lack of U.S. troops

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Mon Oct 5, 2009 7:44pm EDT

WASHINGTON, Oct 5 Reuters - The Taliban has the momentum in Afghanistan now because of the inability of the United States and its allies to put enough troops into the country, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday.

(Reporting by Arshad Mohammed, writing by Alan Elsner)

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