Sunday, June 13, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- June 13, 2010

US numbers in Afghanistan are scheduled to peak later this year at about 98,000 Photo: REUTERS

Kandahar Leaders Give Go-Ahead For Offensive, Karzai Says -- CNN

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, were in Kandahar Sunday to sell their plan of an upcoming military operation in the province.

And according to Karzai, the meetings were successful.

After a meeting with about 300 people Karzai said the leaders have given him the green light to start a military operation in the province that was once a Taliban stronghold.

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More News On Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Karzai seeks support for Kandahar op -- AP
Karzai gets support for upcoming Kanhadar operation -- CNN
Karzai appeals for support in southern Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AFP
39 militants killed in Afghanistan -- Sify News
Governing council flees Afghanistan's Nimroz province, says insurgency growing in southwest -- FOX News
Report says Pakistan meddling in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Afghan president once again calls on Taliban to join peace process -- Xinhuanet
U.S. Intelligence Puts New Focus on Afghan Graft -- New York Times
Ahmed Wali Karzai, an ally and obstacle to the U.S. military in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
United Nations Could Hasten Removal of Taliban Leaders From Terror Blacklist -- New York Times
As Afghan Fighting Expands, U.S. Medics Plunge In -- New York Times
Afghanistan:can the war be won? -- General Sir Richard Dannatt, The Telegraph opinion

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