Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 29, 2009

U.S. Army soldiers and Afghan forces medically evacuate an insurgent, wounded after attacking coalition forces, to an American base to receive further medical treatment during Operation Mountain Fire in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, July 12, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment. Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew C. Moeller

Request For More Troops In Afghanistan Likely, Source Says -- CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan is expected to ask the Obama administration for additional troops and equipment, according to a senior U.S. military official familiar with Gen. Stanley McChrystal's thinking.

The request will be for troops and equipment for conducting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as more assets to deal with roadside bombs and explosives, said the official, who declined to be identified because McChrystal's request has not been formally transmitted to the Pentagon.

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McChrystal to Ask for More Troops -- Washington Independent
Could UK Send More Troops To Afghanistan? -- SKY News
NATO involved in incident killing Afghan civilian -- AP
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, July 29 -- Reuters
U. S. surge will curb violence, MacKay says -- National Post
News analysis: Violence arises in N Afghanistan -- China View
Afghan, NATO slam new Taliban code of conduct -- AP
Miliband Defends U.K. Presence in Afghanistan as Support Wanes -- Bloomberg
Taliban peace deal was 'bought' for £20,000 -- The Telegraph
Richard Holbrooke declares war on Taleban bankrollers -- Times Online
New rules let Germans in Afghanistan stop shouting and start shooting -- Times Online
U.S. Weighs New Road Rules for Troops in Afghanistan -- The Danger Room
Road Rules: Counterinsurgency Edition -- Washington Independent
NATO Supply Lines in Afghanistan: The Search for Alternative Routes -- Global Security
Afghan election is starting to look like a real race -- L.A. Times
UN Afghan Envoy: Upcoming Elections 'Most Complicated' -- Voice of America
Voter security to hinge on Afghan forces -- Washington Times
Drugs pose huge challenge for Afghan poll victor -- AFP
U.S. Drug Agents Target Afghan Poppy Pushers -- NPR
The Marines Must Hold Helmand -- Captain's Journal
FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan -- Reuters