Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 26, 2010



Car Bomb Strikes Outside Kandahar NATO Base -- Reuters

A powerful car bomb exploded outside a NATO base in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar city Wednesday, destroying scores of vehicles but causing no casualties, officials said.

The blast was the latest in a string of attacks in Kandahar in recent months as militants step up their campaign of violence ahead of a major U.S.-led offensive due to begin in the coming weeks aimed at driving the Taliban from their spiritual home.

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More News On Afghanistan

Suicide bomber targets Canadian base in Afghanistan -- Montreal Gazette/Canwest
Car Bomb Hits Outside NATO Base in Kandahar City -- New York Times/AP
Car bomb hits outside Canadian base in Kandahar city; no fatalities -- Canadian Press

British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan -- The Guardian
British soldier shot dead in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AFP
British soldier killed in Afghanistan -- CNN
Al Qaeda member, others killed in gun fight -- CNN
Taliban Slay Elders Over Aid Money -- New York Times
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, May 26 -- Reuters

M4 Vs. AK-47: Is U.S. Army Outgunned in Afghanistan? -- FOX News
Afghan central to U.S. push in Kandahar faced allegations in job with contractor -- Washington Post
McChrystal calls Marjah a 'bleeding ulcer' in Afghan campaign -- McClatchy News
Pentagon Seeks Private Contractor to Move Weapons Through Pakistan/Afghanistan -- The Nation

Red Cross in Afghanistan gives Taliban first aid help -- BBC
Red Cross Defends First Aid Courses for Taliban -- New York Times/AP
Red Cross in trouble over first aid to Taliban -- Sify
Red Cross defends first aid courses for Taliban -- AP

New Afghan Prison Marks Change In Obama Strategy -- New York Times/Reuters
US prison in Afghanistan to hold first trial -- Yahoo News/AP
After years of indefinite detention, U.S.-held prisoners in Afghanistan get right to trial -- FOX News/AP

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