Afghanistan War News Updates -- June 1, 2010

Al-Qaida leader in Afghanistan, Mustafa abu al-Yazid, was killed last month in Pakistan, security officials believe. Photograph: Reuters Tv/Reuters

Afghanistan Head Of al-Qaida 'Killed In Pakistan Drone Strike' -- The Guardian

Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, head of al-Qaida in Afghanistan, killed last month, Pakistan and US security officials believe.

Pakistani and US security officials say they believe the head of al-Qaida in Afghanistan has been killed in a drone strike in Pakistan's tribal area.

Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, a veteran Egyptian militant close to Osama bin Laden, was hit in a drone strike last month, an official with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) said. "He was killed on the 21st or 22nd, I believe," he said.

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More News On Afghanistan

Taliban Driven from Afghan District -- New York Times
Afghan, NATO forces recapture area from Taliban -- AFP
Afghan, Foreign Forces Recapture District From Taliban -- New York Times/Reuters
US Flies Afghan Troops to Recapture District -- New York Times/AP
NATO Says Afghan District Center Recaptured In Airborne Assault -- Radio Free Europe
Afghan, NATO forces retake Taliban-controlled district -- Sify News
U.S. and Afghan troops move to remote area in Afghanistan -- CNN
Afghan and U.S. Forces Begin Effort to Reclaim Remote Area From Taliban -- New York Times
Nato strikes Afghan insurgent positions -- Financial Times
American general to take command of British troops in Helmand province -- Times Online
1,000th GI Killed in Afghanistan Was on 2nd Tour -- CBS News

What are prospects for Afghanistan's long-awaited peace jirga? -- Christian Science Monitor
NATO Has High Hopes for Afghan Peace Council -- New York Times
In Afghanistan, a long-delayed national talk -- L.A. Times
Afghanistan's Jirga Is A Centuries - Old Institution -- New York Times/Reuters
Q+A-Is Afghanistan's jirga a real chance for peace? -- Reuters

On the road to Bagram, a glimpse of Afghanistan’s war economy -- Reuters
In Afghan region, U.S. spreads the cash to fight the Taliban -- Washington Post

Australian Military Chief Says Steady Progress Made in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Australia to take greater Afghan training role -- The Age
Diggers get more armour -- Herald Sun

U.S. troops in war zones honor fallen comrades -- San Francisco Chronicle/AP
Troops Mark Solemn Memorial Day in Afghanistan -- CBS News
Troops in Afghanistan honor fallen on Memorial Day -- Washington Times

ANALYSIS - Afghanistan's neighbours stir a witches brew -- Reuters
Backward at Bagram -- New York Times editorial