Friday, November 13, 2009

Afghanistan War News Updates -- November 13, 2009



Another Afghan War: Media Leaks Spark Administration Fight -- McClatchy News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's internal debate over Afghan policy has escalated into a battle of media leaks that's straining relations between officials who're seeking a major troop increase and those who want a more limited approach and a greater focus on domestic priorities.

The feud also has poisoned ties between the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan and the U.S. ambassador in Kabul, and left the administration struggling for leverage to press Afghan President Hamid Karzai to appoint untainted officials to his new government, attack corruption and share power with the parliament and provincial officials.

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More News On Afghanistan

Gates Lashes Out at Leakers -- U.S. Department of Defense
Pentagon chief 'appalled' at Afghanistan leaks -- The Telegraph
The other Afghan war: Fight erupts over media leaks -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
From Obama's Afghan deliberation springs a war of leaks -- Michael Tomasky, The Guardian

Obama says his Afghanistan plan coming soon -- AP
White House: No Troop Decision This Month -- CBS
Rift in US War Cabinet as Obama Throws Out All Options in Debate Over Troop Surge -- Times Online
Among Obama Aides, Debate Intensifies on Troop Levels -- New York Times
US Mulls Combining War Plans -- Wall Street Journal
White House Talks Up Need for Exit Strategy in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Obama Wants More Afghan War Options -- Washington Times
Gates Says Afghan Plan Will Mix Various Proposals -- New York Times
Weak Allies Limit Obama's Options -- Washington Post
Obama: Key for Afghans to provide for own security -- Reuters

Explosion Hits US Base in Afghan Capital -- New York Times
Suicide bomber attacks military convoy near Kabul -- Yahoo News/AP
Taliban bomber strikes near US base in Kabul -- Yahoo News/AFP

Britain Asks Allies for More Troops in Afghanistan -- New York Times
UK to ask allies for 5,000 more troops in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Brown says British troops in Afghanistan cannot be "occupying army forever" -- The Telegraph
Germany to send 100 more troops to Afghanistan -- CNN
Germany warns Afghanistan to battle corruption -- Reuters
Afghan Enclave Offers Model to Rebuild, and Rebuff Taliban -- New York Times
Dutch Troops' Method in Afghanistan Gains New Prominence -- L.A. Times
Marine Embedded Tactical Trainers at COP in Kunar -- Captain's Journal

America must decide how much it values Afghanistan's security -- The Telegraph
Playing Russian Roulette In Afghanistan -- Seth Jones, FOX news opinion

US Military Deaths in Afghanistan Region at 837 -- New York Times/AP

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