Saturday, August 28, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- August 28, 2010



'We Want To Talk To The Taliban. But They Would Rather Kill Themselves' -- The Independent

Control of Kandahar is key to withdrawal from Afghanistan. But the coming US offensive there will be a bloody one, writes Kim Sengupta.


The first sign of the attack was somewhat mystifying: a tractor suddenly going up in flames on farmland beyond the base.

But there no ambiguity about what followed. A group of men charged, the first blowing himself up as he reached the fence, the others behind opening up with rifle fire. At the same moment, the first of a salvo of rockets launched from a distance landed inside Kandahar airfield.

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More News On Afghanistan

Insurgents attack 2 bases in east Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Taliban attack NATO bases in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AFP
NATO forces say Taliban base attacks repelled -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Taliban Raid NATO Bases -- The Sun
Taliban fighters, some disguised as American soldiers, attack two U.S. bases -- Washington Post
Nato Afghan bases come under attack -- Al Jazeera
Insurgents Attack 2 Bases In Eastern Afghanistan -- CBS News
Soldiers fight off attacks on two military bases in Afghanistan -- CNN
Nato base in Afghanistan attacked by insurgents -- The Guardian
NATO Repels Insurgent Raids on Bases in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Taliban attack NATO bases in E Afghanistan, 13 suicide bombers killed -- Xinhuanet
AFG Militants Attack FOB Salerno and Chapman Base -- War On Terror News

2 contractors killed in Afghanistan -- CNN
Coalition, Afghan forces strike at al Qaeda-linked cells in north and east -- Long War Journal
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Aug 28 -- Reuters

Afghan president condemns CIA payment reports -- AP
US pullout plans give Taliban a boost in Afghanistan, says Hamid Karzai -- The Guardian
Marines in Afghanistan prepared for a long haul -- L.A. Times

Afghanistan plan verges on folly -- National Post opinion
How Unmasking Afghan CIA Sources Hurts Us -- Robert Baer, Time Magazine
A Pashtun Writes -- Sharifullah Sahak, New York Times

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