Afghanistan War News Updates -- August 30, 2010

TOWER TEAM - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Dain Dillonan, right, and an Asia security group guardsman perform tower watch at a forward operating base in Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2010. Dillonan is a gas turbine system technician assigned to the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team as a convoy driver. The Paktika team is assisting the Afghanistan government with governance, development, agricultural and security initiatives. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester

Afghanistan War: US Troops, Afghan Politician Targeted In Deadly Weekend -- Christian Science Monitor

Seven US soldiers were killed amid rising violence in the Afghanistan war, as well as a parliamentary candidate and five campaign workers. President Karzai's chief of staff also said the US must alter its strategy to defeat the Taliban.

Seven US soldiers were killed Saturday and Sunday in Afghanistan, in a violent weekend that deepened concerns about security ahead of September elections. A senior Afghan official also raised fresh questions about US strategy in defeating the insurgency.

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Afghanistan War News Updates

7 U.S. troops die in weekend violence in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Seven G.Is. Killed In Week-end Attacks In Afghanistan -- RTT News
7 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan Fighting -- CBS News
7 U.S. troops in Afghanistan die in weekend attacks -- Washington Times
Car bomb kills Afghan official in east -- Reuters
Blast in eastern Afghanistan kills local official -- BBC
Toll from Afghan base raids rises -- Reuters
Coalition: Attacks in Afghanistan leave more than 30 insurgents dead -- CNN
30-plus insurgents killed in Afghanistan -- UPI
Kidnapped workers for Afghan female MP found dead -- BBC
Gunmen kill five in latest Afghan poll violence -- Reuters
5 kidnapped Afghan campaign workers found dead -- AP
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Aug 30 -- Reuters

Amid bloody Afghan battle, name-calling on the rise -- Reuters
U.S. Escalates Air War Over Afghanistan -- The Danger Room
Spaniards Rethink Afghanistan After Fatal Shooting -- ABC News
Afghan President Criticizes Anti-Terror Strategy -- FOX News/AP
Occupation politics stymie Afghanistan -- Asia Times
Prosecutor investigating Afghan corruption wasn't fired, official says -- L.A. Times
In Afghanistan, Paying For Friends Doesn't Buy Loyalty -- NPR
Afghan Men Oppose Aiding U.S., Other Foreign Forces: Poll -- NPR
Experiencing Afghanistan through the eyes of a medic -- Langley Fighter
Afghanistan's blasted Buddhas beckon tourists -- Yahoo News/AFP

The Price Of Victory -- Strategy Page
Analysis: Will battle for Kandahar win the war? -- AP

FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan -- Reuters