Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 21, 2010



Kabul Conference Endorses 2014 Afghan Security Takeover -- Voice of America

Representatives from countries around the world and international organizations have met in Kabul at a major donor conference for Afghanistan and endorsed the Afghan government's plan to take charge of security by 2014.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai told donors at the international conference in Kabul Tuesday that his government is moving in the right direction to take control of Afghanistan's destiny.

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More News On Afghanistan

Afghans set ambitious 2014 security target -- Reuters
Karzai's road map for reforms wins diplomats' support at Afghan conference -- Washington Post
Western forces agree on potential timeline for Afghanistan exit -- L.A. Times
Afghanistan aims for full security handover by 2014 -- CNN
Afghanistan conference labelled a milestone -- Yahoo News/ABC News (Australia)

UK Troops May Start Leaving Afghanistan In 2011 -- New York Times/Reuters
Afghanistan pull-out could start in 2011: PM -- Yahoo News/AFP
In quotes: Timetable for UK withdrawal from Afghanistan -- BBC

Canadian soldier killed in second encounter with an IED -- Globe And Mail
Canadian soldier killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan -- AFP
Insurgents behead 6 Afghan police in north: NATO -- AP
Insurgents behead Afghan cops -- AFP
Gunfight Kills 2 Americans Who Trained Afghan Army -- New York Times
Suspected Afghan army trainer opens fire on fellow instructors -- Washington Post
Local Knowledge Helps Foreign Troops In Afghanistan -- New York Times/Reuters

Afghanistan: Send less money for drug war, give us more control -- Yahoo News/Christian Science Monitor
Afghanistan builds up strategic partnership with Pakistan -- Washington Post
‘No Indian goods to be allowed to Afghanistan through Pakistan’ -- Daily Times
India adjusts Afghan strategy as endgame quickens -- Reuters

Congress' confidence in Obama's war strategy slides -- L.A. Times
Afghanistan makes promises, but no guarantees -- AFP
What others are reporting on Afghanistan -- Globe And Mail
Throwing cash at a corrupt government shows how the West is desperate for an exit -- Kim Sengupta, The Independent
At the Kabul conference: a road map to transition in Afghanistan -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
Analysis: Taliban ties at heart of conference -- National Post
Kabul conference is surreal theatre featuring the defeated Western allies in competitive denial -- Gerald Warner, The Telegraph

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