Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 7, 2009

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Breen of Chicago searches an Afghan in Mian Poshteh village, during the anti-Taliban offensive in Helmand province. Joe Raedle / Getty Images

As US Troops Move Into South, Taliban Strike Elsewhere -- Christian Science Monitor

NATO forces meet light resistance in Helmand Province, but Afghan insurgents hit back in other parts of the country. Are more US troops needed?

New Delhi - Insurgents in Afghanistan killed seven US soldiers Monday, signaling an asymmetric strategy for countering the expanded American presence there.

Over the weekend, the Taliban had offered only light resistance in Helmand Province. The southern region became the scene last week of the first major ground assault by US forces since President Obama ordered 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan.

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More News On Afghanistan

Afghanistan Violence Kills Seven Troops -- Wall Street Journal
7 U.S. Troops Killed in Attacks In Afghanistan -- Washington Post
7 U.S. troops in Afghanistan are killed -- L.A. Times
7 US Troops, 2 Afghans Killed in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Helicopter Crash Adds to Deadly Day in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Three foreign soldiers killed in Afghan chopper crash -- Yahoo News/Reuters
British soldier killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Seventh soldier dies in grim fortnight for British forces in Afghanistan -- Times Online
Grenade attack in Afghanistan kills 1, wounds 28 -- AP
Deadly grenade attack hits Afghan crowd: officials -- AFP
Helmand braces for Taliban battle -- Asia Times
Marines holding Afghan hotspots nearly a week on -- AFP
Taliban launch counter operation against US in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Directive Re-emphasizes Protecting Afghan Civilians -- U.S. Department of Defense
Russia Allows Transit for Afghanistan-bound U.S. Troops -- U.S. Department of Defense
US military releases Afghan news over Facebook -- AFP
US Policies Empower Afghan Taliban: Experts -- Huffington Post
U.S., Russia reach accord on Afghanistan -- UPI
Russia lets U.S. fly troops, weapons to Afghanistan - Washington Post
Obama wins Russian support on Afghanistan -- AFP
Are We Losing Afghanistan? -- Brookings