Afghanistan War News Updates -- March 13, 2011

U.S. Special Forces soldiers and Afghan commandos pass a group of Afghan women and children in the Zharay district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2011. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel P. Shook

Civilian Deaths Prompt Afghan Leader To Question U.S. Military Operations -- Stars And Stripes

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday appeared to call for NATO and the United States to cease military operations in Afghanistan, but then issued a clarification saying that he was referring only to specific operations that had caused civilian casualties, The New York Times reported late Saturday.

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More News On Afghanistan

Obama to meet with Afghanistan commander Petraeus -- Yahoo News/AFP

Afghanistan 'suicide bombing' kills 36 at army centre -- BBC
Suicide attack kills 35, Taliban claim responsibility -- Xinhuanet
Suicide Attacker Strikes Afghan Army Recruiting Office -- Voice of America
Dozens dead in Afghan suicide blast -- Al Jazeera
Suicide Bomber Kills 33 at Army Base -- Washington Post
Afghanistan suicide blast kills 33 -- CBS
Suicide bomber kills at least 33 in Afghanistan -- AP
'At least 33 killed' in attack on Afghan army centre -- AFP
Backgrounder: Major bombing attacks in Afghanistan since start of 2011 -- Xinhuanet

Roadside bomb kills one, injures three NATO soldiers in Afghanistan -- RIA Novosti
Sayedkhili: Afghan police chief who took on the Taliban -- BBC
Six Afghans killed in roadside bombings -- M&C
Afghan Officials: Four Civilians Killed In Bomb Attack -- Radio Free Europe
Several insurgents killed in Afghan Kunar province: NATO -- People's Daily
Coalition forces kill Taliban insurgents -- UPI
NATO endorses plan for Afghan forces to take over several areas -- Washington Post
Civilians to take up arms in Afghanistan -- Ottawa Citizen/Post Media News
Afghan troops loyal to local militia, says report -- Sydney Morning Herald
Insurgents find support among fellow prisoners -- Boston.com
Bombs cleared from 'ghost town' -- Press Association
Mined Afghan village liberated by British bomb disposal experts -- The Guardian
In Afghanistan, U.S. shifts strategy on women's rights as it eyes wider priorities -- Washington Post
Dead Men Risen: Major Sean Birchall and the 'Afghan factor' -- The Telegraph