Friday, December 25, 2009

Afghanistan War News Updates -- December 25, 2009



Taliban Video Of Captured U.S. Soldier Called 'A Horrible Act' -- CNN

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The Taliban's release of a new video purportedly showing a captured American soldier in Afghanistan "is a horrible act," a U.S. military official said Friday.

Pfc. Bowe Robert Bergdahl, 23, disappeared from his combat outpost in southeastern Paktika province sometime after he finished his guard duty shift on the night of June 29. The military believes the man in the video is Bergdahl.

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More News On Afghanistan

Captured U.S. soldier shown on Taliban video -- L.A. Times
Afghan Taliban issue video of captive U.S. soldier -- Reuters
Taleban Release Video of Captured 'U.S. Soldier Bowe Bergdahl' -- Times Online
New Taliban video shows captive US soldier -- AFP
Afghanistan another Vietnam, says captive US soldier -- Press TV
Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan: NATO -- AFP
Soldier's body leaves Afghanistan for Christmas Eve flight back to Canada -- Canadian Press
What's the real plan for Canada's 2011 exit strategy? -- CTV
Bomber Uses Cart to Kill 8 in Kandahar -- New York Times
Afghanistan suicide bomber kills eight in Kandahar -- BBC
Troops Secure Former Taliban Ghost Town in Afghanistan -- FOX News
Marines, defiant locals bring life to Helmand ghost town -- UPI
Afghan town reborn after U.S. routs Taliban -- Washington Times
Troops get extra time to phone home at Christmas -- AFP
Queen expresses sadness at loss of UK troops in Christmas message -- The Guardian
Rebuilding Afghanistan: Locals Want More Say -- NPR
Taliban orders its own Afghan surge -- UPI
Women Activists Call for Long-Term US Presence in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Lack Of Justice Hampers Afghanistan's Stability -- NPR

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