Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- September 15, 2010



Gen. Petraeus Exclusive Interview: Progress in Afghanistan Like Watching 'Paint Dry' -- ABC News

Exclusive: Petraeus Concedes War in Afghanistan Could Take Another 10 Years.

In an exclusive interview, Petraeus explained his decision to speak out against a Florida preacher's plan to burn Korans, and conceded that a successful counterinsurgency campaign could take up to 10 more years, but said he intended to stick to the 2011 drawdown date.

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More News On Afghanistan

TRANSCRIPT: Gen. Petraeus ABC News Exclusive Interview -- ABC News

Gen. David Petraeus: Afghanistan like watching ‘paint dry’ -- Politico
Petraeus foresees long haul in Afghanistan -- UPI
'NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan will be gradual' -- Yahoo News/AFP
U.S., Afghan forces launch assault in southern Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
U.S. begins long-awaited assault on Taliban stronghold -- McClatchy News
Petraeus: U.S. To Pursue 'More Nuanced' Operations In Kandahar -- NPR
Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill 23 in Helmand Engagements -- U.S. Department of Defense
30 insurgents killed in Afghanistan ahead of vote -- Sun Star
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Sept 15 -- Alertnet

Shots fired at Afghanistan Koran protest -- BBC
Afghan police fire to clear Quran-burning protest -- AP
Thousands of Afghans stage anti-U.S. protest in Kabul -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Afghans demonstrate over Koran burning -- Yahoo News/AFP

Afghan vote security on track: military chiefs -- AFP
Warlords and killers seek re-election to Afghan parliament -- McClatchy News
Finland wants to leave Afghanistan in 3-6 years -- Asia One
More Trouble Ahead for Kabul Bank -- New York Times
Rescuing Afghanistan's Buddhist History -- Wall Street Journal
Karzai's cronies make Afghan election a farce -- The Age opinion
Afghanistan Is Obama’s ‘Exquisite’ Foreign Policy Dilemma -- Jamie Stiehm, US News And World Report

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