A Major from the Australian Army (standing) speaks with his troopsat Shah Zafar in Afghanistan. Photo AFP
Costs For U.S. Project In Afghanistan Balloon, Benefit Hyped -- McClatchy News
KABUL, Afghanistan — Flipping a switch on one of Afghanistan's long-awaited electrical power plants in August, U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry urged Afghans to think of U.S. taxpayers' support when they turn their lights on at night.
Only about 6 percent of Afghans are estimated to have electricity, and in his appearance with President Hamid Karzai east of Kabul, Eikenberry hailed the project as part of the country's emergence out of the "darkness" of oppression and isolation.
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More News On Afghanistan
Afghan president says runoff must be held -- AP
Campaigning for Afghan elections -- BBC
Afghan Campaign for Presidential Runoff Starts Under Taliban Threats -- Voice of America
Afghan vote: Questions over how free, safe can be -- AFP
As Afghan Runoff Campaign Opens, Taliban Again Threatens Voters -- L.A. Times
The Great American Arm-Twist in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Karzai Rules Out Sharing Power -- Voice of America
Dr Abdullah 'makes history' in challenge to Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai -- The Telegraph
US service member killed in Afghanistan bomb -- AP
3 more NATO troops killed in Afghanistan -- Press TV
NATO, Afghan Joint Forces Kill Several Militants, Destroy Weapons -- Voice of America
NATO probes death of four Afghan civilians -- AFP
4 Afghans Killed as US Convoy Fires at a Car -- New York Times
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Oct 25 -- Reuters
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 807 -- AP
Karzai Challenger Calls for 'Dramatic Increase' in Troops in Afghanistan -- FOX News
NATO Ministers Endorse McChrystal Afghanistan Strategy -- Voice of America
NATO demurs on more troops until U.S. Afghan strategy ready -- McClatchy News
Fewer Britons calling for Afghanistan troop withdrawal - poll -- Reuters
Protesters demand UK pullout from Afghanistan -- AFP
U.S. police officers sharing food, building trust in Afghanistan -- CNN
Female Warriors Engage in Combat in Iraq, Afghanistan -- ABC News
Returning troops describe 'fight of their lives' in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Afghanistan rebuilds, concerns remain for children -- AFP
Commentaries And Opinions
How to Measure the War -- Jason Campbell, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Jeremy Shapiro, Policy Review
A Third Surge? -- Fareed Zakaria
Lies, Damn Lies and Counterinsurgency Benchmarks -- Carlos Lozada, Washington Post opinion.
Afghanistan Could Turn Into Vietnam. Let's Hope So. -- Joshua Kurlantzick, Washington Post opinion.
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