By Sue Pleming and Adrian Croft
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in London for crisis talks with British leaders on Afghanistan, said only a small number of NATO nations had troops in the most dangerous areas of Afghanistan.
Rice said governments should be straightforward about what was needed to fight Islamist Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.
Brown told parliament he wanted NATO allies at a summit in Bucharest in April to commit to a fair sharing of the task.
Some NATO countries have bristled at public criticism from Washington over the refusal of a number of alliance members to position their forces in the more dangerous south.
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Germany rejected pressure again on Wednesday to put troops in the south, saying extra forces would go only to the north.
"I am confident that the 7,700 troops that we have got in Afghanistan are the right number," Miliband said.
Asked about the U.N. report, Rice said narcotics were a big challenge, adding there needed to be better law enforcement.
Two U.S. non-governmental reports last week said Afghanistan risked becoming a failed state and a haven for global terrorism without new U.S. and international efforts to beat the Taliban.
Part of Rice's London visit is to smooth relations after U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates upset many close allies, including Britain, when he questioned the preparedness of some NATO members for counter-insurgency in southern Afghanistan.
The United States has 29,000 military personnel in Afghanistan, about half of them attached to the NATO mission. Washington plans to send an extra 3,200 troops and hopes this will encourage others to do the same.
(Editing by Philippa Fletcher)
