Afghanistan War News Updates -- November 3, 2010

RETURNING TO BASE - U.S. soldiers and airmen from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul return to base after a patrol near the city of Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2010. The Zabul team includes U.S. members of the Army, Air Force, State Department, Agriculture Department and U.S. Agency for International Development, all working with Afghanistan's government to improve governance, stability and development throughout the province. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson

Afghan Government Falls Short In Kandahar -- Washington Post

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - Despite months of American prodding, the Afghan government has failed to fill dozens of key positions in Kandahar, leaving an ineffectual local administration that U.S. officials fear will cripple the battlefield progress the military says it is making in the Taliban stronghold.

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More News On Afghanistan

NATO soldiers killed by insurgents in Afghanistan -- AFP
Two service members killed in Afghanistan -- CNN
Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Insurgents in Nangarhar -- U.S. Department of Defense
9 people killed as Afghan insurgency steps up attacks on police in restive south -- Canadian Press
Bodies of 2 aid workers discovered in Afghanistan -- CNN
U.S. bases shifting to Afghan control -- Washington Post
Taliban running short of IEDs, says British general -- The Guardian
Civilian deaths rise in Afghanistan -- Politico

Medvedev, Rasmussen to discuss Russian contribution to Afghan war -- RIA Novosti
NATO head seeks Russian cooperation in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Germany wants bigger China role in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Czechs agree to send more troops to Afghanistan - -AP
Slovakia, Czech Republic to increase troops in Afghanistan -- M&C

Afghan candidates protest at 'flawed' general election -- BBC
Afghanistan: Voting Problems Protested -- New York Times/AP
Probe launched into Afghanistan election body -- Yahoo News/Reuters

How the US can talk turkey with the Taliban -- Ahmed Rashid, Financial Times
How midterm vote will impact US wars -- Al Jazeera
A wonky way for the US to win the war -- Sydney Morning Herald
Afghanistan War: In Kabul, a feeling of being under siege -- HDS Greenway, Global Post