War’s Fury No Longer Pauses for Afghan Winter -- New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s high mountains and harsh weather once meant that winter was a respite from much of the war’s violence, but as the deaths of six Western soldiers in three separate attacks on Monday show, this winter is proving to be different.
American military leaders and Taliban commanders are vowing to carry the fight to each other and skip the traditional winter vacation, and there is every sign that they are doing just that.
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More News On Afghanistan
Quran desecration claims cause anger in Afghanistan -- CNN
Afghan officials: 6 killed in Quran protest -- Yahoo News/AP
Five Western troops, including three Americans, killed in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
NATO says soldier reported killed in Afghanistan alive -- Reuters
NATO's Deadliest Day In Afghanistan Since October: 6 Dead, 3 From U.S. -- NPR
Six Soldiers Killed in Afghan Attacks -- Wall Street Journal
NATO death toll from Afghan attacks rises to six -- AFP
Drone Strikes Kill 16 in Afghanistan -- New York Times
NATO: 13 insurgents killed by missile fired by unmanned aircraft -- Canadian Press
US Kills 16 in Rare Afghanistan Drone Attacks -- Newser
Poll Shows More Optimism in Afghanistan -- Times Online
Afghan Poll Indicates Increasing Optimism, More Opposition to Taliban - Voice of America. -- Voice of America
We are gaining in Afghanistan, Gen. McChrystal says, despite deadly new attacks -- New York Daily News
US Afghan buildup 'showing success' -- Al Jazeera
U.S. general: Taliban beaten in Helmand province -- USA Today
U.S. Leads Noncombat Missions in Afghanistan -- US Department of Defense
US investigating 38 cases of reconstruction abuse -- Washington Post
U.S. Ignored U.N. Aid Agency's Fraud and Mismanagement -- FOX News
Afghans to allow legal challenges at Bagram jail: official -- AFP
Commentaries And Analysis
Outside View: Increasing intelligence effectiveness in Afghanistan -- UPI
What Afghans think, by actual Afghans -- Terry Glavin, National Post
Getting to Know You -- Claudia Anderson, Weekly Standard
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