Afghanistan War News Updates -- November 23, 2009

U.S. Army Sgt. Jory Miller prepares his M-240 machine gun for a test fire at an observation post near Combat Outpost Munoz, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, 2009. Miller is assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith

4 American Military Personnel Die in Afghanistan -- New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — Four United States troops have died fighting in Afghanistan in the last 24 hours, NATO said in a statement Monday, as the Obama administration continued deliberations on increasing the number of American forces here.

Three died on Sunday in southern Afghanistan in two separate incidents. One was killed in a small arms attack by insurgents and the other two when a roadside bomb exploded. A fourth service member died in eastern Afghanistan Monday in a roadside bomb attack. American soldiers are primarily fighting in southern and eastern Afghanistan.

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More News On Afghanistan

US and Afghan soldiers killed in Afghanistan -- BBC
4 US service members die in Afghan attacks -- AFP
Five Afghan border guards killed by roadside bomb -- AFP
3 Afghan soldiers killed, 9 others injured -- China View
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Nov 23 -- Reuters

Pricing an Afghanistan Troop Buildup is no Simple Calculation -- L.A. Times
Seeking true cost of troop buildup -- Chicago Tribune
In 3 Tacks for Afghan War, a Game of Trade-Offs -- New York Times
Obama's Afghanistan options fall into 3 strategies -- Dallas News

Afghans Face Rise in Attacks -- Wall Street Journal
Afghanistan: British offering amnesties to Taliban who defect to government -- The Telegraph
British to Train Local Afghan Militias in New Hearts and Minds Push -- Times Online
Guardian Report: US Setting Aside $1.3 Billion For Anti-Taliban Afghan Militias -- Huffington Post
US 'supplying anti-Taliban tribal militias with ammunition' -- The Telegraph
Afghan Militias Battle Taliban With Aid of U.S. -- New York Times
In Afghanistan, A Drive to Lure Taliban with Jobs, Security -- L.A. Times
In Afghanistan, fighting a legacy of corruption -- USA Today
Army's dogs of war lack bite needed to take on the Taleban -- Times Online
NATO chief intensifies push to get more allied contributions to Afghan force -- Canadian Press
General Says Canada Fears for Afghans -- New York Times
Afghan security plans 'a tall order' -- AFP
Marines in Afghanistan hear a plea: Don't leave too soon -- L.A. Times

Commentaries And Opinions

A false light at the end of a long tunnel -- Julian Borger, The Guardian
A Plan C for Afghanistan -- E.J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post
The Battle Over ‘Hearts and Minds’ -- Newsweek opinions.
Trusting The President On Afghanistan -- Karlyn Bowman, Forbes
Any involvement in Afghanistan is futile -- OpEdNews