Afghanistan War News Updates -- March 19, 2010

VILLAGE WALLS - U.S. Army soldiers patrol in the village of Wosulwali Kolangar in the Pole-Elam district in Afghanistan's Logar province, March 17, 2010. The soldiers, assigned to the 118th Military Police Company, routinely patrol the area to maintain security and good relations with residents. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Russell Gilchrest

As Taliban Makes Comeback In Kunduz Province, War Spreads To Northern Afghanistan -- Washington Post

KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN -- For most of the past eight years, this northern province has been relatively peaceful, far removed from the insurgency in the Taliban heartlands of Kandahar and Helmand in the south.

But the past year has brought such a dramatic Taliban comeback in Kunduz that Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, is planning to shift some of the ongoing troop reinforcements to the north of the country, the first significant American deployment to the region since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, U.S. officials say.

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NATO plans 'northern Afghanistan offensive' -- AFP
Major Afghan offensive 'under way' -- Al Jazeera
US operations already started in Kandahar: commanders -- AFP

Taliban fight in Afghan town with fear campaign -- AP
Marines walk tightrope to win support in Marjah -- AP
Marjah wrested from the Taliban, but residents say militants remain potent force -- L.A. Times
Uphill battle to win over villagers in Tangi Valley -- Stars And Stripes

IED Attacks Expected To Rise in Afghanistan -- FOX News
Soaring IED attacks in Afghanistan stymie U.S. counteroffensive -- Washington Post
IED attacks in Afghanistan more lethal -- USA Today

Petraeus Stresses Avoiding Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Afghan spring no ally for U.S. -- USA Today
Afghanistan war: lessons from the Soviet war -- Christian Science Monitor
A new command structure in Afghanistan -- Foreign Policy
Defense official says Afghan program was authorized -- Washington Post
Record number of British soldiers honoured for bravery in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
A U.S. Stumbling Block in Kandahar: Karzai's Brother -- Time Magazine
What our military isn't telling us -- CBC