Krakow, Feb. 19 : A defense ministers' meet in Krakow, Poland on Thursday witnessed a number of concerns and difficulties expressed by gathered members of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who was heading the two-day gathering, even said that he had largely given up hope that NATO countries would be willing to commit more troops to Afghanistan.
Instead, Gates said he would stress the need for help later this spring and summer to counter militants and improve security for planned elections there, something NATO officials have already said would require 10,000 reinforcements.