Afghanistan War News Updates -- January 14, 2010

U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion 4th Marines walk by their vehicle during sunset at base Delaram in Nimroz province, southern Afghanistan January 13, 2010. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

United Nations: In Deadliest Year For Afghan Civilians, Taliban Did Most Damage -- Washington Post

KABUL -- Last year was the deadliest for Afghan civilians since the U.S.-led war began here in 2001, according to a report by the United Nations released Wednesday. But in a shift from 2008, when the United States and its allies were deemed responsible for nearly half of all civilian deaths, the survey blamed the Taliban for the vast majority of the killings last year.

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More News On Afghanistan

Insurgent-Caused Civilian Deaths Jump in Afghanistan -- Wall Street Journal
U.N.: Civilian Death Toll in Afghanistan Last Year Highest Since 2001 -- Voice of America
Afghan Civilian Deaths in 2009 Were the Most Since the Invasion, U.N. Says -- L.A. Times
Taliban 'killing thousands of civilians' -- Independent
NATO Commander: Afghan Civilian Concerns More Important than Battles -- Voice of America
Shot in the Back: Insurgent Attacks and Afghan Disillusionment with Population Protection -- Erica Gaston, Huffington Post

Suicide bomber kills 20 people in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Afghan market blast kills 20, including 3 children -- CBC
Blast kills up to 20 civilians in south Afghan bazaar -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Afghan market suicide bombing kills 20: general -- AFP

U.S. death toll in Afghanistan this year up to 14 with four more deaths -- New York Daily News
Four US and one French soldier killed in Afghanistan -- BBC
Three French soldiers killed in Afghanistan this week -- AFP
Marines defend troops after shots at Afghan protest -- Reuters

Islamists Press Jordan to Stop Aiding U.S. Forces in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Deadly Protest in Afghanistan Highlights Tensions -- New York Times
US to take over 'main role' in southern Afghanistan -- AFP

Senate Democrats leave Kabul still wary of U.S. troop surge -- McClatchy News
Alaska Sen. Murkowski sees progress during Afghanistan trip -- McClatchy News