Thursday, October 21, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- October 21, 2010



U.S.-Led Forces Chase Taliban From Kandahar -- FOX News/AP

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A military offensive in southern Afghanistan is chasing the Taliban out of their stronghold in Kandahar province, the Afghan president's half brother said.

"Most of them I believe left before the military operation started," Ahmed Wali Karzai told The Associated Press late Wednesday. "They are running ... I don't know (where)."

NATO and Afghan forces began an operation to wrest control of Kandahar province in July, an attempt to regain the initiative in the nine-year war by taking the battle to the heartland of the insurgency along the Pakistani border.

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More News on Afghanistan

Want to know how the war in Afghanistan is going? Watch Kandahar. -- Christian Science Monitor
NATO coalition pushes Taliban into retreat in southern Afghanistan -- Globe And Mail
Coalition Routs Taliban in Southern Afghanistan -- New York Times
Paktika Operation Leaves Enemy Fighters Dead -- U.S. Department of Defense
Taliban IEDs Kill 22 Afghan Civilians -- RTT News
NATO soldier, four Afghan police killed: officials -- AFP
Pictures show tragic story of death of US Marine in Afghanistan -- Daily Record

Afghan Peace Council outlines plan for talks with Taliban -- Xinhuanet
Afghan peace body calls on Taliban to join talks -- AFP
Afghan President Hopeful for Peace -- Voice of America
Afghan peace council wants Saudi Arabia's help -- AP
Taliban Elite, Aided by NATO, Join Talks for Afghan Peace -- New York Times
NATO Official Describes Talks With Taliban -- ABC News
Pakistan left out of Afghan-Taliban talks, official says -- L.A. Times

Afghan Election Commission Is Praised for Its Fairness, in Spite of Tainted Voting -- New York Times
Afghan Vote Tally Reveals New Faces, Fraud -- Wall Street Journal
Nearly a quarter of Afghanistan election votes disqualified -- Christian Science Monitor

Afghan capital enjoys relative calm amid security crackdown -- McClatchy News
Making effort toward peace with Taliban -- Washington Post opinion
What's Happening in Afghanistan? -- Time Magazine
Afghanistan War: The talk about "The Talks" is just talk -- Jean Mackenzie, Global Post

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