Friday, June 28, 2013

Afghanistan War News Updates -- June 28, 2013

Marine Corps Commander Gen. James Amos says the U.S. will not leave "a single thing" behind in Afghanistan after the drawdown.

Top General: Marines 'Not Leaving a Single Thing' In Afghanistan -- US News and World Report

Marine Corps to remove all equipment from warzone or give it to another country, Commandant James Amos says

Marines are not planning a repeat showing of the rusting carcasses of Russian military equipment that litter the ground in Afghanistan following its unsuccessful campaign in the 1980s.

The top Marine general said Wednesday that every single piece of corps equipment will leave Afghanistan with the troops, or will purposefully be given to another country. The Marines have so far withdrawn between 65 and 70 percent of its equipment.

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More News On Afghanistan

NATO Soldier Dies Of 'Non-battle Related Injury' In Afghanistan -- RTT
Roadside bomb kills 5 in eastern Afghanistan -- Press TV
Afghanistan Reconstruction Inspector General Report Warns Of Major Waste In Aircraft Purchase -- AP
U.S. watchdog raps Pentagon for buying aircraft for Afghan unit -- Reuters
U.S. Watchdog Urges Delay On Russian-Afghan Helicopter Deal -- Radio Free Europe
Investigation into Camp Bastion attack to conclude this summer -- Marine Times
Commandant: Marine adviser teams could come home early from Afghanistan -- Marine Times
Afghanistan museum, devastated by civil war, Taliban, on the mend but long road ahead -- Washington Post/AP
Rural tales of Afghan despair -- Sudeshna Chowdhury, Asia Times
The danger of talking with the Taliban -- Ahmad Majidyar, Special to CNN
Don’t Talk With the Taliban -- Husain Haqqani, New York Times
Afghan Taliban peace talks: Tragedy in Afghanistan, farce in Qatar -- Michael Kugelman, Express Tribune
The Diplomatic Push for Afghan Peace -- Council On Foreign Relations
U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan -- New York Times

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