Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 2, 2011

BREAKING NEWS - U.S. service members watch President Barack Obama talk on television about the details of the death of 9/11 mastermind, Osama bin Laden on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 2, 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen Schester

For U.S. Troops in Afghanistan, Bin Laden's Death Changes Nothing -- Time

Osama bin Laden's death is making waves around the world. But among U.S. troops deployed in Afghanistan, the country from which the al-Qaeda chief and 9/11 mastermind once declared war on the United States, there was barely a ripple. At a large recreational facility on Kandahar Air Field, about three dozen troops gathered around a pair of big-screen televisions Monday morning to tune into President Barack Obama's announcement. There were no impromptu cheers or chatter to be heard, just crossed arms and blank expressions. Nearly as many troops continued shooting pool and playing video games in background, nonplussed by the news.

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More News On Afghanistan

US, NATO: Bin Laden Death Won't End Afghan Mission -- New York Times
Afghan Leader Tells Taliban Not to Fight After Bin Laden Death -- New York Times
Karzai: Bin Laden death proves Afghanistan not ‘place of terrorism’ -- Washington Times
Osama Bin Laden Dead, But Afghans Fear War Will Go On -- L.A. Times
Death fails to bring hope to Afghans -- Al Jazeera
Bin Laden's Death Brings Calls for Afghan Pullout -- Wall Street Journal
Afghans Fear West May See Death as the End -- New York Times
Osama’s death spurs calls for U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Iraq -- The Hindu
U.S. base in Afghanistan celebrates news -- USA Today
On the ground in Afghanistan -- ABC.net (Australia)

Kabul locked down as the Taliban promise “spring offensive” -- Global Post
Threat of Taliban attacks brings tighter security procedures -- Montreal Gazette, Post Media News
Taliban Renews Offensive in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Taliban renew Afghan offensive despite U.N. plea -- Reuters
Deadly start to Taliban 'spring offensive' -- Al Jazeera
Taliban warn of spring fighting season -- Seattle Times/New York Times
Taliban begins deadly spring offensive -- CBC
Seven Killed as Taliban Starts Afghanistan Offensive -- Wall Street Journal
Afghan Taliban Uses Child Bomber at Start of Spring Offensive -- Voice of America
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber 'aged 12' kills four -- BBC
Official Says Boy Set Off Afghan Blast Near Border -- New York Times
2 Afghan policeman are among 6 killed in insurgent attacks -- L.A. Times
Taliban offensive starts, six dead -- UPI
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, May 1 -- Reuters

Brigade Leaders Cite Value of Intelligence -- US Department of Defense
Tough to secure Kandahar prison, Afghan loyalty -- Scott Taylor, Chronicle Herald
Prison chiefs arrested over Afghan jailbreak -- AFP
Costly Afghanistan Road Project Is Marred by Unsavory Alliances -- New York Times
Drug Trafficking In Afghanistan: Implications For Regional Security – Analysis -- Eurasia Review
Afghanistan Still Vital to Terrorist Fight -- Max Boot and Jeane J. Kirkpatrick , Council On Foreign Relations