Monday, November 29, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- November 29, 2010

AIR INSERTION - Two CH-47 Chinooks insert soldiers from D Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, and officers from the Afghan National Police into Helmand Province, Nov. 16, 2010. British soldiers and Afghan police mounted an air insertion operation to re-establishing government control in an area of Helmand province previously under heavy Taliban influence. NATO ISAF photo

NATO: 6 Service Members Killed In Afghanistan -- Washington Post

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A gunman wearing an Afghan border police uniform killed six NATO service members during a training mission Monday in the east of the country, NATO forces said in a statement.

The shooting marks the single deadliest incident for NATO troops since a Sept. 21 helicopter crash that killed nine Americans. It's also likely the latest in a series of incidents in which Afghan security forces turned on their NATO trainers.

The shooter fired his weapon at the NATO troops and then was killed in the shootout, NATO said, but did not provide additional details.

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More News On Afghanistan

"Rogue" policeman kills six NATO troops in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Afghan police officer kills 6 NATO service members -- AP
'Afghan policeman' kills six Nato troops -- BBC
Afghan 'police officer' kills six Nato troops -- The Guardian
Haqqani, Taliban leaders targeted throughout Afghanistan -- DVids
U.S. Army Unveils 'Revolutionary' XM25 Rifle in Afghanistan -- FOX News

Mullen: U.S. Drawdown in Afghanistan to Begin in July -- Department of Defense
Mullen says U.S. committed to 2011 drawdown in Afghanistan -- Xinhuanet
Afghan withdrawal will start in just over a year, says top U.K. general -- The Telegraph
UK 'could begin Afghan withdrawal early 2012' -- AFP

MI6 blamed for fiasco of phoney Taliban warlord who was paid a fortune -- The Daily Mail
Army private accused of murder in Afghan prisoner's death -- L.A. Times
US deployment to Afghanistan outstrips Soviet war -- AFP
Canada's handling of young Afghan detainees queried -- CBC
The Taliban Call a Time-Out -- Newsweek
U.N.: Afghan farmers need opium substitute -- UPI
AFGHANISTAN: How much development aid will leave with the troops? -- IRIN
Wounded in action: Photos tell an Afghan war story -- Washington Post

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