Afghanistan War News Updates -- March 15, 2009

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Demetreus Perez, left, and Capt. Mark Garner, look for improvised explosive devices during a dismounted patrol near Forward Operating Base Lane in Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 11, 2009. Garner commands Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini

Troops Face New Tests In Afghanistan -- Washington Post

Battalion's Experience Outlines Issues in South

MAYWAND, Afghanistan -- Lt. Col. Daniel Hurlbut rolled into this dusty Taliban stronghold in September with a battalion of U.S. Army infantrymen and a detailed, year-long plan to combat the Taliban.

The first quarter was to be devoted to reconnaissance. The next three months would involve military operations to root out insurgents. By now, his unit should have been focusing on reconstruction and building up the local government.

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More News On Afghanistan

Security in Afghanistan Sets Conditions for Future, Mullen Says -- U.S. Department Of Defense
NATO: 4 troops killed in eastern Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Afghan attack kills Nato soldiers -- BBC
Four NATO soldiers killed in Afghan blast -- AFP
British Soldier Killed in Afghanistan -- Daily Telegraph
5 militants killed, 7 more arrested in Afghanistan -- China View
Roadside bomb injures Kandahar's mayor -- Ottawa Citizen
Bombs hit Afghan cities, three dead -- AFP
US-led troops kill father, four sons in Afghanistan -- World Bulletin
2 dead in Afghanistan suicide blast -- CNN
Militants torch NATO trucks in Pakistan: police -- AFP
Militants in Pakistan torch Afghan-force supplies -- Reuters
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, March 15 -- Reuters
Quiet Crawl to Peace on the Afghan Shuttle -- The Times
Security in Afghanistan Sets Conditions for Future, Mullen Says -- U.S. Department Of Defense
UN Chief: Afghanistan Faces Critical Test in 2009 -- Voice Of America
UN chief: 2009 is critical year for Afghanistan -- AP
U.N. says security in Afghanistan may worsen in 2009 -- International Herald Tribune
US finalises new Afghan strategy -- BBC
Does the Taliban have moderates? -- Washington Times
Yes, We Can -- Weekly Standard opinion