George Bush, the US president, has appealed to Nato allies to provide more troops for the mission in Afghanistan, hours before a Nato summit.

Although all 26 allies have troops in the 32,800-strong force, Britain, Canada, the US and others in the south have complained that Germany, Italy, Spain and France keep their troops in the more peaceful north and west.

The US president called on member states to scrap the numerous caveats that prevent their forces from fully engaging in the Afghan mission. (Al Jazeera)

The picture is from 2004 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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