Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- August 3, 2010



Pakistan's Zardari Says War With Taliban Being Lost -- Yahoo News/Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) – Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari warned that the international community was losing the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to an interview published on Tuesday.

Zardari also criticized those who cast doubt on Pakistan's commitment to fighting militants, before he visits Britain which has warned Islamabad against promoting "the export of terror".

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More News On Afghanistan

Coalition losing Afghan war: Pakistani president -- Yahoo News/AFP

Taliban suicide squad hits US base in Afghan south
-- AFP
Insurgents Attempt Attack of Afghan NATO Base -- New York Times
Insurgents Attack Southern Afghanistan Military Base -- Voice of America
Taliban suicide attack on Nato's Kandahar airbase fails -- BBC
Suicide bombers attack southern Afghan base -- Reuters
Taliban flee to desert as Nato storms stronghold -- The Independent
Troops seize Taliban stronghold -- Press Association
6 guards poisoned, beheaded in Afghan bank heist -- Yahoo News/AP
Afghanistan blast kills 6 children on their way to school -- L.A. Times
Hundreds in Kabul Protest Alleged Deadly Attack by NATO -- Voice of America
30 Taliban militants killed -- Hindustan Times

In Kandahar, U.S. tries the lessons of Baghdad -- Washington Post
Deaths in Afghan war rise with Taliban drive -- USA Today
Study says rules aimed at curbing Afghan civilian casualties also reduce attacks on U.S. troops -- L.A. Times
Afghanistan war: Dutch withdrawal, WikiLeaks don't deter main NATO allies -- Christian Science Monitor
Petraeus issues Afghanistan COIN guidance -- Stars And Stripes
France to keep Afghan mission despite defense cuts -- Reuters
Roadside Bombs Raise U.S. Stakes In Afghanistan -- NPR
USAID looks to expand its media-building efforts in Afghanistan -- Washington Post

Analysis: Afghan war enters decisive phase -- Stars And Stripes/AP
Momentum becomes substitute for logic in Afghan war -- Eugene Robinson, Washington post

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