Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 22, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (R) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai walk at the presidential palace in Kabul July 20, 2008. REUTERS/Afghanistan Presidential Palace/Handout

How to Save Afghanistan -- Time Magazine

It is summer now in Kabul, the snow has largely melted from the 15,000-ft. (4,600 m) peaks, and I am sitting with my friends Hussein, Nabi and Zia in the garden of a 19th century fort. Nearby, 10 carpenters who work with my nongovernmental organization (NGO) are creating a library for a buyer in Tokyo. They're fitting slivers of wood into a delicate lattice and carving flowers into the walnut shutters. They work fast and smile often. But Nabi, a gentle-voiced 66-year-old cook, is not smiling. He is pessimistic about his country. "We have been promised progress by every government since 1973," he growls, "but it is getting worse and worse."

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More News On Afghanistan

Afghanistan's 'pristine jihad' draws in outsiders trained in Pakistan -- Times Online
MILITARY: Marine Corps increasingly eyeing Afghanistan -- North County Times
The Taleban's weapon of choice -- Times Online
Al Qaeda diverting terrorists from Iraq to Afghanistan? -- Q and O
Canadians deliver blow against Taliban -- Canada,com
Military looking at intelligence before deadly Afghan clash -- CNN
U.S. and NATO Forces Kill 13 Afghans in Strikes Said to Be Mistakes -- New York Times
Coalition air strikes kill nine Afghan policemen -- Daily Times
15 militants killed and 60 injured in Hangu operation, says military -- Daily Times
Afghan operation kills 18, wounds 25 insurgents -- China View
Jihadist agreement in Pakistan leads to surge of violence in Afghanistan -- Reliefweb
NATO: 'High-priority' Taliban leaders killed -- CNN
Taliban's so-called 'deputy governor' of Kandahar killed in coalition air strike -- Canadian Press
Kidnappers demand release of 15 Taliban -- Daily Times
Afghanistan installing security cameras along Chaman border -- Daily Times
Taliban restrict diesel smuggling to Afghanistan -- Daily Times
Border violations top Gilani’s US visit agenda: FO -- Daily Times
NATO, US forces withdraw from Pakistan border -- Daily Times
Americans' Faith in Afghan War Fades -- ABC News
Reuters: Rumsfeld More Sane Than Obama Regarding Pakistan -- Strata-Sphere

My Comment: For over half of the country, a war situation is now the normal situation.