Sunday, July 25, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 25, 2010



Taliban: One U.S. Service Member Is Dead, Other Is Alive In Afghanistan -- Washington Post

KABUL -- A U.S. Navy service member was killed in a shoot-out with Taliban insurgents in Logar province, and another is alive and in insurgent custody, a Taliban spokesman and a Logar province government official said Sunday.

NATO officials have not confirmed these reports and still characterize the two Navy service members as missing since they drove off their Kabul base on Friday.

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More News On Afghanistan

Taliban: 1 missing US sailor dead, other captured -- Yahoo News/AP
Search on for US soldiers missing in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AFP
Missing U.S. Sailor Is Dead, Taliban Says -- New York Times/AP
Taliban Claim One Captured U.S. Troop Is Dead -- Wall Street Journal
Afghan manhunt for missing US servicemen -- BBC
Taliban negotiating over captured Navy personnel in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times

Militancy, conflicts claim 270 lives in Afghanistan over past week: official -- Xinhuanet

Petraeus scraps McChrystal's plan to secure Kandahar
-- Tribune
Gen Petraeus scraps McChrystal's plan to take Kandahar -- the Daily Telegraph

Top US Military Official in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Mullen Stresses Commitment to Afghanistan, Pakistan -- U.S. Department of Defense

Bomb-sniffing dogs are soldiers' best friends -- L.A. Times
Explosives Experts In Bloody Dance With Bomb Makers -- New York Times/Reuters

Dying Faces, Body Bags: How Trauma Hits a US Unit -- New York Times/AP
Rockets, drones all in a day's work at Afghan airfield -- Bangkok Post
War in Afghanistan challenges air traffic controllers -- Times of India
U.S. Money Wasted On Afghanistan Projects, Federal Auditor Says -- Huffington Post
Fast food may return to bases in Afghanistan -- Army Times

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