A UH-47 Chinook helicopter is one of the types used by American troops in Afghanistan. (David Furst/AFP/Getty Images)Afghan Chopper Crashes Kill 14 Americans -- Yahoo News/AFP
KABUL (AFP) – Two helicopter crashes killed 14 American troops and civilians in Afghanistan on Monday in one of the blackest days for the United States since its 2001 invasion, officials said.
As anti-US protests erupted in Kabul over the alleged burning of a Koran, Afghan President Hamid Karzai also questioned Washington's commitment to the war-torn nation ahead of a run-off election in less than a fortnight.
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14 Americans killed in 2 Afghan helicopter crashes -- Yahoo News/AP
Two Afghan helicopter crashes kill 14 Americans -- Yahoo News/Reuters
14 Americans Die in Afghan Helicopter Crashes -- New York Times
3 NATO Helicopters Crash in Afghanistan, Killing 14 Americans -- Voice of America
Helicopter crashes: 14 US soldiers and civilians die in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Fourteen Americans dead as helicopters crash in Afghan raids -- Times Online
Helicopter crashes kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan -- The Guardian
Deadly days for US troops in Afghanistan -- AP
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 807 -- Washington Post/AP
UK troops 'given too many tasks' -- BBC
Pentagon conducts secret war game on Afghan options -- AFP
US Tested 2 Afghan Scenarios in War Game -- Washington Post
US Troops Hope Afghanistan Sacrifices Not in Vain -- Washington Times
Changing IED technology makes training 1st stop for new Canadian troops -- Canadian Press
Afghans Protest Rumored Desecration of Koran by US Troops -- L.A. Times
Police open fire as protesters storm parliament in Kabul -- Times Online
Karzai Holds Head High as Nation Turns to Runoff -- Washington Post
Afghan Election Rests on the Backs of Donkeys -- Times Online
Afghan Rivals Rule Out Power-Sharing Deal -- New York Times
Afghan election official must resign: Abdullah -- CBC
Afghan challenger calls for election chief ouster -- AP
Afghan Challenger Considers Runoff Boycott -- Washington Post
Who is Abdullah Abdullah? -- Christian Science Monitor
The Afghan Run-Off: Will It Be a No-Show Election? -- Time Magazine
Commentaries And Analysis
Think Before Surging -- Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post opinion
Arena Digest: Is Obama “dithering” on Afghanistan, as Cheney says? -- Politico
If this is progress, what would an Afghan disaster look like? -- Tony Karon, The National
Give McChrystal a Fighting Chance -- Max Boot, Weekly Standard
How to Get Out of Afghanistan -- Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation
Brown Goes Wobbly on Afghanistan -- Con Coughlin, Wall Street Journal
Lt. Col. Davis Responds to Smith on Going Deep in Afghanistan -- Captain's Journal
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