Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- September 29, 2010



NATO General Warns On Afghan Handover Target -- Reuters

(Reuters) - NATO will not meet targets for transferring security responsibility to Afghan forces unless allies provide hundreds more specialist instructors, the head of its training mission said on Tuesday.

Building up the Afghan police and army to 305,000 by next year is critical to a U.S. and NATO goal of passing control to Afghan forces so that Western troops can eventually withdraw.

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More News On Afghanistan

U.S.-led forces, Pakistan discuss cross-border attack -- Reuters
Pakistan, US discuss cross-border NATO strikes: Pentagon -- AFP
Pakistan warns against more NATO raids -- AP

NATO: Service member killed in south Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
NATO confirms senior al-Qaida commander killed -- AP
NATO says kills al Qaeda commander in Afghanistan -- Reuters
NATO says Al-Qaeda commander killed in Afghanistan -- AFP
Petraeus Fights Time, Enemy in Afghanistan -- New York Times/AP
More NATO Trainers Needed in Afghanistan, General Says -- US Department of Defense
Shock and Revulsion at U.S. Sport Killings in Afghanistan -- Atlantic Wire

Karzai near tears as he launches Afghan peace commission -- McClatchy News
Karzai Names Peace Panel for Taliban Negotiations -- New York Times
Afghan Government Sets Up 70-Member Peace Council -- New York Times/AP
Afghanistan unveils list of peace council members -- CNN
Afghan 'peace council' draws fire -- Washington Times
Taliban Contacts Still At Embryonic Stage: NATO Envoy -- New York Times/Reuters

Drones as Occupational Hazard
-- New York Times
Petraeus Discusses Future of Afghan Detainees -- US Department of Defense
U.S. Senator Wants Afghanistan Funds Inspector Fired -- New York Times/Reuters
CNN poll shows growing pessimism over Afghanistan war -- CNN
Afghanistan has been harder than Iraq, says Obama -- Rediff
Woodward: Obama Out of Afghan "Psychologically" -- CBS News
Afghanistan war: Is the US in it to win it? -- Christian Science Monitor
In Afghanistan, pipe dreams of peace -- Jean MacKenzie, Global Post
New reasons for hope in Afghanistan -- Politico opinion
Remaking Afghanistan is a project not worth America's time -- Mitchell Blatt, Washington Examiner

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