Friday, August 27, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- August 27, 2010



Hamid Karzai Says Afghanistan Withdrawal Plans Have Boosted Taliban -- The Telegraph

Barack Obama’s announcement that American troops will begin pulling out of Afghanistan in July 2011 has boosted Taliban morale Hamid Karzai has said.

The Afghan president also said there would be no progress in the nine-year-long campaign while the Taliban still had safe havens in Pakistan.

Mr Karzai’s comments came amid ongoing debate about whether the July 2011 milestone outlined by Washington was feasible or had encouraged rebels to believe they could outlast the coalition.

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More News On Afghanistan

Karzai criticizes U.S. timeline for leaving Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Afghanistan's Karzai criticises US troop pullout -- BBC
Afghan leader criticises US pullout -- Al Jazeera
Afghan president questions US timeline for leaving -- AP
Karzai: U.S. Timeline Boosting Taliban Spirits -- CBS News
Karzai: US Withdrawal Timeline Boosting Taliban's Spirits -- Huffington Post/AP
Afghans step up criticism of U.S. actions -- UPI

Homemade bombs kill 3 US troops in Afghanistan -- AP
Three service members killed in Afghanistan -- CNN
Bomb blasts kill three US soldiers in Afghanistan -- DAWN
Six children, three NATO troops killed in Afghanistan -- Sify News
NATO kills Afghan children, loses three soldiers -- AFP
Afghan Taliban Kill Eight In Kunduz -- Wall Street Journal
French, U.S. troops end 5-day 'security sweep' -- CNN
Afghan violence suggests insurgency spreading -- SF Gate/AP
365 Taliban leaders killed - report -- News 24
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Aug 27 -- Reuters

Afghanistan: Taliban attackers had pinpointed the helicopter David Cameron was in
-- The Telegraph
Concern over David Cameron's Afghanistan visit security -- BBC
Military calls for security review after Taliban attempt to kill David Cameron -- The Guardian
Security review calls after PM's Afghan scare -- AFP

Karzai urges US to dismantle Pak based terror safe havens for success in 'war on terror' -- Sify News
Afghan president Hamid Karzai tells US to take tougher line with Pak -- DNA India
Afghanistan calls for sanctions against Pakistan -- DAWN
Afghanistan urges Pakistan sanctions -- Press TV (Iran)

CIA making secret payments to members of Karzai administration -- Washington Post
CIA paying numerous Afghan officials, report says -- Christian Science Monitor
Afghan Official at Center of Corruption Trial is on CIA Payroll -- FOX News
The U.S. And Corruption In The Karzai Administration -- NPR (Audio)

Afghan troops learn rules of the road -- L.A. Times
Success in Afghanistan Hinges on Country's Military Progress, Ability to Retain Soldiers -- FOX News
The Challenge of Training Afghan Troops, Police -- CBS News
NATO Hospital Offers Top Notch Care in Taliban Heartland -- Voice of America
Young Afghan voters aim to change face of parliament -- AFP
Today and Tomorrow in Afghanistan -- Time Magazine
School 'gassing' shows Afghanistan's theological chaos -- the Guardian opinion

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,145 -- AP

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