Afghanistan War News Updates -- October 23, 2010

MAYDEN SHAR MEAL - U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of NATO and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan, tours a bazaar with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry and Mohammed Fidai, Wardak provincial governor, in Mayden Shar, Afghanistan, Oct. 21, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Treadwell

Gen. Petraeus Says Progress Is Faster Than Expected In Afghanistan Operation -- Washington Post

KABUL - Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, said allied forces are in the "final stages" of a large operation to clear insurgent fighters from key regions just west of Kandahar, the country's second-largest city and principal focus of the coalition's military campaign against the Taliban.

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More News on Afghanistan

Petreaus says progress in Afghanistan faster than expected -- American Thinker
Signs Of Traction In U.S. Fight Against Afghan Taliban -- NPR
Canadians have momentum in Kandahar: Commander -- Toronto Sun

Suicide attackers hit U.N. compound in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Suicide bombers attack UN office in Afghan city -- Yahoo News/AFP
Bombers hit U.N. base in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Suicide assault team storms UN compound in western Afghan -- Long War Journal
UN staff survive Afghanistan attack -- Al Jazeera

U.S. and Afghan Troops Push Deeper Into Taliban Stronghold -- FOX News
Danish Soldier Killed In Afghanistan, NYT Photographer Wounded -- Radio Free Europe
Afghans say two students killed by NATO troops -- Reuters
American-Led Forces Pound Taliban Strongholds -- CBS News

Taliban leaders without clout taking part in Kabul talks -- Sify News
Meeting the mullahs takes more than meets the eye -- Globe And Mail
Abdullah Abdullah: Talks With Taliban Futile -- NPR
Pakistan in dark on Karzai peace plan -- AFP
Factbox: What's happening in the Afghan-Taliban talks? -- Reuters

Russia complains US not acting on Afghan drug labs -- AP
UK Aid Worker Died Of "Fragment Injuries" In Afghanistan: Report -- RTT News