Afghanistan War News Updates -- March 23, 2010

LOGAR LISTENERS - U.S. and Afghan soldiers speak with elders in the village of Akbar Kheyl in Pole-Elam district in Afghanistan's Logar province, March 18, 2010. The mission is assessing conditions in the village. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to Company E, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Russell Gilchrest

Army Patrols In Afghanistan 'Cancelled Due To Lack Of Ammunition' -- The Telegraph

A lack of ammunition has forced the Army to cancel patrols in Afghanistan, according to the diary of a fallen British soldier.

A personal account kept by Warrant Officer Sean Upton before he was killed last year suggests that two missions had to be called off due to a shortage of mortar rounds.

WO2 Upton, of the Royal Artillery, wrote that his men fired so much ammunition in one battle with the Taliban it was the equivalent of six days' allocation.

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More News On Afghanistan

Afghan warlord Hekmatyar talks peace, but brings little to table -- Christian Science Monitor
Afghan President Meets With Insurgents -- New York Times
Karzai Meets with Taliban-Allied Insurgent Group -- Voice of America
In Afghanistan, Karzai holds talks with key insurgent groups -- Washington Post
Karzai holds secret meeting with feared warlord's officials -- The Independent
FACTBOX - Afghanistan: Who are Hezb-i-Islami? -- Reuters

Bomb kills foreign solider in Afghanistan: NATO -- Yahoo News/AFP
Bomb blast kills 276th British soldier in Afghanistan -- Mirror
Canadian soldier wounded in Afghanistan dies in hospital -- Yahoo News/AFP

U.S. officials: Iran training Taliban within its borders -- CNN
Taliban claims of Iran training dismissed by diplomats -- The Telegraph

Officials Give Update on Afghanistan Operations -- US Department of Defense
U.S. air support troops learn to hold back -- L.A. Times
Uneasy quiet, then a Taliban ambush -- Stars And Stripes
Commanders in Afghanistan Adopt Lessons of Marja Operation -- Defpro
If you think the 3 Rifles heroes of Afghanistan are brave, meet their families -- The Daily Mail
Ex-spies still agitated over CIA's Afghan losses -- Washington Post
Afghan Election Body Set For Major Overhaul - U.N.-- New York Times