Afghanistan War News Updates -- December 2, 2010

U.S. Army Sgt. James Small from Milton and Spc. Andreas Plaza scan the area from a mountain top in the Towr Gahr Pass, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2010. Milton and Plaza are assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Matson

Have You Noticed? It Has Become Much Bloodier (A Canadian Perspective) -- CBC

What with WikiLeaks and all, there has been a torrent of new developments and diplomatic presumptions recently about the fighting in Afghanistan. Still, there are two areas, I think, that are not getting nearly enough attention.

The main one is that there has been a significant new approach to combat operations there that represent an important shift in U.S. military doctrine.

More importantly, this development would appear critical to understand how this war is likely to proceed.

In the U.S. military command right now there is much less talk of winning the "hearts and minds" of the Afghan people and more about "bodies." That would be bodies as in "body counts."

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More News On Afghanistan

Factbox: Obama administration prepares Afghanistan review -- Reuters
November 2010 Was Deadliest November for U.S. Forces In 9-Year Afghan War -- CNS News

NATO: 3 service members killed in Afghanistan -- AP
NATO: 3 service members killed in Afghanistan -- AJC/AP
Roadside Bombs Kill Two NATO Soldiers In Afghanistan -- Radio Free Europe
Bomb kills NATO soldier in southern Afghanistan -- AFP
Afghan, coalition forces target Taliban leadership overnight -- Dvids
Gunmen kidnap deminers in Afghanistan -- AFP
Taliban abduct demining team in east Afghanistan -- Reuters
Creating A Target Rich Afghanistan -- Strategy Page
Fake Afghan negotiator incident "stigma on forehead of Americans, allies": Taliban -- Sify News

U.S. grenade killed aid worker, British confirm -- CNN
British aid worker Linda Norgrove was killed by US grenade -- The Guardian
U.K. Aid Worker Killed by U.S. Forces, Investigation Finds -- Wall Street Journal

U.S. soldier jailed for nine months after admitting shooting at unarmed Afghan farmers -- The Daily Mail
Military probing possible US misconduct in Afghanistan -- AFP

Afghan minority's election victories likely to stir anger -- L.A. Times
Contrary to Hopes, Afghan Vote Disappoints -- New York Times
Afghan Panel Certifies Final, Controversial Poll Count -- Wall Street Journal
Final Afghan parliamentary election results announced -- BBC

Clinton Asks OSCE for Greater Afghanistan Role -- Voice of America
U.S. And NATO Prolong And Expand Greater Afghan War -- Eurasia Review