Afghanistan War News Updates -- August 25, 2009

U.S. Army Col. Shams, commander of Afghan police forces in Barge Matal, Afghanistan, shows U.S. Army Capt. Justin Sax, right, potential fighting positions, Aug. 20, 2009. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Allison

Is Obama Making A Convincing Case For The Afghan War? -- Christian Science Monitor

The president must do a better job of telling Americans why the effort is central to preventing another 9/11, experts say.

Supporters of the war in Afghanistan are putting pressure on President Obama to make the conflict a higher priority in order to retain public support for it.

Healthcare reform and the economy have justifiably required much of Mr. Obama’s focus. But with the top US commander in Afghanistan poised to ask for more American troops, experts say Obama will have to make the case for Afghanistan more forcefully in coming weeks.

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More News On Afghanistan

US soldiers killed in Afghanistan -- BBC
Four U.S. servicemen killed in Afghanistan-NATO -- Reuters
U.S. military: 4 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan -- CNN
Afghanistan: bloodiest year for international troops since 2001 -- The Telegraph
New U.S. deaths make 2009 Afghan war's deadliest -- Yahoo News/Reuters
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 721 -- AP
Afghan National Army Air Corp (ANAAC) Order of Battle update: August 2009 -- Long War Journal
The battle for Pharmacy Road -- Defense of the Realm
Marine Force Protection in Garmsir Afghanistan -- Captain's Journal
More troops may be needed to bolster Afghanistan -- CNN
US patience frays as Obama weighs Afghan troops -- AFP
Push by US commanders to boost Afghan war troops -- The Australian

AFGHANISTAN'S ELECTIONS

Afghan election results due; 4 US troops die -- Yahoo News/AP
UN Official Asks for Patience, Calm on Afghan Vote Outcome -- Voice of America
Abdullah's supporters threaten to take up arms over 'rigged' election -- The Independent
Abdullah Abdullah Under Pressure to Concede to Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Karzai Won Election Convincingly, Afghan Cabinet Minister Says -- Washington Post
Hamid Karzai expected to gain first-round victory in Afghanistan election -- Times Online
As Discord Mounts, Afghan Officials Promise Preliminary Election Results Tuesday -- L.A. Times
'Biased' Afghan vote commission under fire -- AFP
More Afghan Candidates Claim Fraud -- Wall Street Journal
US Monitor Hears of Horrors in Afghan Vote -- Washington Times
Afghan candidates allege widespread vote fraud -- CNN
Irregularities continue to pile up in Afghan vote -- Globe And Mail
Algorithms to stop fraud in medieval Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Britain and US Back 'Marshall Plan' for Pakistan -- Daily Telegraph
The Afghan election was rigged -- L.A. Times opinion
Don’t sneer at Afghanistan’s wind of change -- Rosemary Righter, Times Online opinion