Afghanistan War News Updates -- January 24, 2010

HELMAND FIGHT - U.S. Marines open fire on enemy insurgents taking cover in an abandoned compound during a firefight in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Jan. 18, 2010. The Marines are assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark

Five US Soldiers Killed In Afghan Unrest -- AFP

KABUL — Five US soldiers have been killed in bombings over the past 24 hours in Afghanistan, NATO's international Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Sunday.

Two of the troopers were killed in a home-made bomb explosion in the country's south, where the insurgency is most intense, the force said in a statement.

"Two ISAF service members from the United States were killed today in an IED strike in southern Afghanistan," ISAF said, referring to the improvised explosive devices, or roadside bombs, which have been the scourge of foreign troops fighting the Taliban.

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More News On Afghanistan

Two U.S. Soldiers Are Among 17 Afghan Deaths -- New York Times
Bombs kill 3 US service members in Afghanistan -- Washington Post/AP
Three US Soldiers Killed in Afghan Unrest -- Voice of America
Civilians, US soldiers among nearly 30 killed in Afghanistan -- Tehran Times
Karzai Urges West to Buy Off the Taliban -- Times Online
U.S. Delays Setting Up More Anti-Taliban Militias -- New York Times

Afghan Parliamentary Elections Postponed -- Times Online
Afghanistan Delays Parliamentary Elections -- Wall Street Journal/Associated Press
Afghanistan Postpones Elections for Parliament -- New York Times
Afghanistan delays parliament poll -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Afghanistan parliamentary election postponed -- BBC
Afghanistan postpones parliamentary election until fall -- CNN

Foot on Bomb, Marine Defies a Taliban Trap -- New York Times
Final words of 250th soldier to die in Afghanistan: 'Tell my mother I love her' -- The Telegraph
Australian Weekend Warriors Facing Front Line in Afghanistan -- The Australian
Comradeship Key for British Army in Sangin -- Times Online
Afghanistan border crossing vital to US buildup of troops -- Boston.com
Afghan army must almost double in size -- The Telegraph
Glimmers of hope as Nato targets hearts and minds in Afghanistan -- The Guardian