Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- September 22, 2010



Afghanistan Helicopter Crash Makes 2010 Deadliest Year In Afghanistan War -- Christian Science Monitor

Nine NATO soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash Tuesday in Afghanistan. Nearly 2,100 NATO troops have died in the nine-year Afghanistan war, with 529 just this year.


Nine NATO soldiers died in a helicopter crash Tuesday in Afghanistan, making 2010 officially the deadliest year of the nine-year Afghanistan war.

That somber milestone comes as United States troops take over for British troops in Helmand – one of Afghanistan's most troubled southern provinces –amid an ongoing "surge" designed to bring antigovernment Taliban militants to heel and shore up a fragile central government in Kabul.

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More News On Afghanistan

Nine U.S. troops killed in helicopter crash as 2010 becomes deadliest year of Afghanistan war -- The Daily Mail
NATO Helicopter Crash Kills 9 in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Helicopter crash, bombing kill 10 NATO troops in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Choppers in Afghanistan – thrilling, spilling but (relatively) safe -- MSNBC
ISAF service member killed in Afghan bombing -- CNN
NATO soldier killed in Afghan bombing -- AFP
Blast in Afghanistan leaves 1 Danish soldier dead, 1 wounded -- AP
27 militants killed in E Afghanistan -- Xinhuanet
More Troops Provide ‘Game-Changer’ in Afghanistan -- US Department of Defense
At remote outpost in Afghanistan, Vermont soldiers see more mortars than mail -- Burlington Free Press

Afghan election panel reports new evidence of serious fraud -- McClatchy News
Afghanistan tackling almost 4,000 poll complaints -- Yahoo News/AP
Afghanistan tackling almost 4,000 poll complaints -- Yahoo News/AFP
Afghanistan faces post-election crossroads -- Deutsche Welle

Father: Army Ignored Complaints Of Afghan Slayings -- NPR
Army vows probe of soldiers allegedly killing for sport -- USA Today
How To Spot A Whitewash In Army’s Death-Squad Inquiry -- The Danger Room

Afghan commander Massoud, killed on eve of 9/11 attacks, is a national hero -- L.A. Times
Afghan reporter arrested for talking to the Taliban -- Christian Science Monitor
Afghan reporter held in Taliban propaganda probe -- AP
US Military Anti-Corruption Chief In Afghanistan Leaves After 4 Months -- Wall Street Journal
Military’s Anti-Corruption Chief Leaves Afghanistan After Just Four Months -- The Danger Room

A Sad Milestone...
-- Time Magazine
Record casualties in Afghanistan: Can we bear them? -- Washington Post
Homeland Defense In Afghanistan -- Strategy Page
Progress for democracy in Afghanistan -- Washington Times editorial
Why did warnings about murders by soldiers in Afghanistan go unheeded? -- Washington Post editorial

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