Monday, February 8, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- February 8, 2010



Nato Starts Operation To Seize Violent Regions In Afghanistan -- Times Online

British and Afghan soldiers in Helmand province prepare to take part in a major Nato operation.

The British operations, led by helicopter advances, are on the outskirts of Marjah, a warren of desert canals that are held by the Taleban. US Marines intend to seize the area in what will be one of the biggest assaults of the war.

British and Afghan troops were carrying out operations in Nad Ali district as part of an initial phase of Operation Moshtarak or “Together”, an assault to take the entire district, military sources said.

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More News On Afghanistan

Taliban Prepares for Major NATO Offensive -- Voice of America
Civilians Flee NATO Offensive in South -- Washington Times/AP
Helmand Refugees Fleeing Ahead Of Anti-Taliban Offensive -- Radio Free Europe
Afghan villagers flee ahead of planned NATO offensive -- CBC
AFGHANISTAN: Fleeing on foot at night -- Alertnet
Taliban defiant as Afghans flee ahead of assault -- AFP
Taliban braced for battle of Marjah -- Financial Times
Troops ready for Afghanistan offensive -- BBC
Britain braces for casualties ahead of Afghan assault -- AFP
Taliban dig in for big assault, say Afghan villagers -- Reuters
Afghans In Marjah Have A Drug Trade To Defend -- Huffington Post
Two British soldiers killed as UK troops get ready for biggest battle with Taliban since 2001 -- Daily Mail

4 NATO Troops Killed In Afghanistan -- INO
Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan bombing -- Yahoo News/AFP
Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan -- The Guardian
Troop deaths in Afghanistan match Falklands toll -- Yahoo News/Reuters
British soldier deaths bring Afghanistan toll level with Falklands -- Times Online

Karzai wants Afghanistan security handover to begin this year -- CNN
Karzai: Country poised to assume security -- UPI
Karzai considers introducing Afghan conscription -- BBC
Karzai Suggests a Draft -- Wall Street Journal

Taliban will negotiate, but path fraught with risk -- Reuters
US rejects 'direct talks' with Taliban -- Press TV
Holbrooke: US Not In Direct Talks With Afghan Taliban -- Voice of America
US not in direct contact with Taliban: Holbrooke -- AFP
Don't wait for victory to start talking to the Taliban, Ainsworth tells Nato -- The Guardian
Taliban go-betweens draw up road map -- Asia Times

Police official arrested by NATO -- UPI
NATO arrests Afghan police official accused of aiding insurgents -- L.A. Times
Wild West Motif Lightens US Mood at Afghan Base -- ABC News
British sniper avenges his friend by killing Taliban -- The Telegraph
U.S. Military Equipment to Go to Allies -- Los Angeles Times
Afghans Don’t Let a White-Knuckle Highway Slow Them -- New York Times
It pays to be a Taliban -- UPI Asia
Battle to electrify Kandahar shows Afghan dilemma -- Washington Post
A Well-Written War, Told in the First Person -- New York Times

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