Saturday, October 9, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- October 9, 2010



Pakistan Opens Border For NATO, U.S. Supplies After Air Strike Apologies -- Bloomberg

Pakistan said it will open a key conduit to move supplies to North Atlantic Treaty Organization and U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

The Torkhum crossing will open “with immediate effect” after a security assessment, Pakistan’s foreign office said in an e-mailed statement.

The South Asian nation had blocked the passage of supplies for NATO troops fighting in Afghanistan on Sept. 30 after an air strike killed three of its soldiers. The incident underscored tensions between the U.S. and Pakistani armed forces as the American military escalated the number of missile strikes against Taliban and al-Qaeda militants in northwest Pakistan’s tribal region this month.

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More News On Afghanistan

Pakistan to reopen border crossing that NATO uses
-- Yahoo News/AP
Pakistan reopens supply route for NATO forces -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Pakistan to reopen border crossing that NATO uses. -- Yahoo News/AP
Pakistan decides to reopen major supply route for NATO forces -- CNN
Pakistan to reopen border crossing -- Al Jazeera
NATO loses 150 tankers in Pakistan as supply blockade enters 10th day -- Xinhuanet

Four Italian Nato troops killed in western Afghanistan -- BBC
Italy troops killed in Afghan blast -- Al Jazeera

Abducted British aid worker killed during rescue -- Yahoo News/AP
British hostage in Afghanistan killed in rescue bid -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Kidnapped British aid worker Linda Norgrove killed in Afghanistan in failed rescue mission. -- The Daily Mail
British hostage in Afghanistan killed during rescue attempt -- CNN
UK aid worker Linda Norgrove killed in Afghanistan -- BBC

Slain leader saw Taliban threat -- Sydney Morning Herald
Governor of Afghanistan's Kunduz province, 19 others killed in bombing at mosque -- Washington Post
Afghan governor, 18 others killed in mosque bombing -- L.A. Times
Afghan governor killed in rising violence in north -- Seattle Times/AP

Karzai appeals to Taliban in Kandahar heartland -- Yahoo News/AFP
Karzai, Petraeus Visit South Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Afghan president visits volatile southern province -- AP
Afghan president meets with tribal elders in south -- AP

Afghan security firms 'hand in glove' with Taliban -- BBC
US spending on Afghan security contractors slammed -- AP
Good Help Is Hard to Find: Afghan Version -- Time Magazine
Guards Guarding US Afghan Bases Turn Out To Be Taliban, Warlords And Criminals -- NPR

Tough Realities Plague Planned 2011 US Drawdown From Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Afghanistan’s Taliban: cowards or fearless warriors? -- Reuters
The Realist Prism: IRA or Hezbollah Precedent for Afghanistan? -- Nikolas Gvosdev, World Politics Review

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