Friday, May 15, 2009

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 15, 2009

Afghan National Police recruits participate in entry-level training at the Central Training Center, Kabul, Afghanistan, April 23, 2009. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

U.S. Probes Whether Afghan Forces Colluded With Taliban in Deadly Attack -- FOX News

Kunar River Valley, Afghanistan — A pre-dawn attack by the Taliban that killed three American soldiers and six other coalition troops earlier this month is raising new questions about many of the Afghan soldiers who were supposed to be fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with them.

Officials are investigating whether the Afghan troops may have colluded with the Taliban in the brazen assault on the remote coalition outpost along the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Their findings could complicate further the already difficult challenges U.S. trainers are having with the Afghan Army.

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More News On Afghanistan

Afghan police: 11 insurgents killed in south -- AP
Suicide bomb in Afghanistan wounds 4 police -- Yahoo News/AP
US to review use of Afghani air power -- News.com
Taliban step up attacks as weather gets warm in Afghanistan -- Vietnam.net
Gates hopes for Afghan momentum shift this year -- Reuters
Fear of gas attacks keeps Afghan girls from school -- Washington Post
Learning a Hard History Lesson in 'Talibanistan' -- Wall Street Journal
Civilians bear brunt of Afghan war -- Washington Times
Afghan Leaders, U.S. Soldiers Initiate Public Protection Program -- U.S. Department of Defense
Half of supplies to UK's Afghanistan troops fail to arrive in time -- Times Online
New Commander for Afghanistan -- New York Times editorial
Why America’s commander in Afghanistan was fired -- The Economist
The Taliban Can Be Stopped -- Small Wars Journal (PDF Document)

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