Afghanistan War News Updates -- November 5, 2010

CHARBARAN CLIMB - U.S. Army soldiers walk up the side of a mountain during the early morning hours in the Charbaran district of Afghanistan's Paktia province, Oct. 27, 2010. The soldiers, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, were part of the largest combined air assault mission the combat team has conducted this year in the province. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Luther L. Boothe Jr.

Neighboring Countries Ponder A Post-Occupation Afghanistan -- Washington Post

Worried that the administration is moving toward an endgame in Afghanistan - through troop withdrawals, negotiations or both - other countries in the region have stepped up efforts to protect security and economic interests that might conflict with those of the United States.

President Obama has argued that the long-term solution to Afghanistan's problems lies in the neighborhood. Yet while Pakistan and India - as well as Iran, Russia, China and the Central Asian republics - say they want stability and an end to the terrorist threat, each has its own idea of what a future Afghanistan should look like.

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More News On Afghanistan

NATO service members killed in Afghanistan -- CNN
Blast kills five Afghans, three NATO soldiers die -- AFP
Afghan president says suicide bomber kills 5, wounds at least 20 in western Afghanistan -- Canadian Press
Teenage suicide bomber kills 10 in Afghanistan-governor -- Alert Net
Taliban suspected in deaths of four Afghan police officers -- L.A. Times
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Nov 5 -- Alert Net

Taliban threaten to kill followers who seek to reconcile with the Afghan government -- Canadian Press
'Most Of The Stupid Taliban Are Dead' - U.S. Official -- New York Daily News
If U.S. gets out, who gets in, neighbors ask -- Washington Post
Russian-led alliance urges NATO-led forces to stop pushing Afghan terrorists to the north -- Canadian Press
Afghan hospital struggles to cope amid fighting, forcing people to seek treatment in Pakistan -- Canadian Press
Republican eyes defense spending, not Afghan deadline -- Reuters

Afghanistan War: Let the transition begin -- Jean Mackenzie, Global Post
Any hope I had in the ballot box bringing change in Afghanistan is gone -- Malalai Joya, RAWA News
We Need an Indian Civilian Surge: The United States is still struggling to bring stability to Afghanistan. Why not ask India to help? -- Richard Fontaine, Foreign Policy

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,260 -- Yahoo News/AP