Thursday, December 16, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- December 16, 2010



US Troops To Start Afghan Withdrawal Next Year, Says White House -- The Guardian

Long-awaited Obama administration review upbeat about progress against Taliban forces.

The US has stopped the momentum of the Taliban in Afghanistan and will begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan next summer, an Obama administration review said today.

Taliban momentum has been "arrested in much of the country and reversed in some key areas, although these gains remain fragile and reversible," the five-page summary said.

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More News On Afghanistan

Obama war review: Taliban, al-Qaida diminished
-- Yahoo News/AP
Despite bloodshed, U.S. reports Afghanistan progress -- Yahoo News/Reuters
US war review cites gains against Taliban, Qaeda -- Yahoo News/AFP
July troop withdrawal on track, review of Afghan war strategy indicates -- Washington Post
US reports 'progress' in Afghan war -- Al Jazeera
Gains Remain 'Fragile and Reversible': The One Year Af-Pak Review -- ABC News
White House report claims progress, challenges in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
U.S. War Review Finds Fragile Progress in Afghanistan -- Wall Street Journal
W.H. report says Afghan gains 'fragile' -- Politico
Afghan Review Cites 'Fragile And Reversible' Progress -- NPR
Afghan review will spotlight Pakistan -- Politico
Afghan war will fail unless Pakistan acts over militants -- The Telegraph
'Gains remain fragile and reversible' -- CNN
Afghans remain wary of US plans -- Financial Times
FACTBOX-Reactions to U.S. review of Afghanistan war -- Reuters

Taliban could still seize large parts of Afghanistan, U.S. spies warn Obama -- The Daily Mail
U.S. Intel Reports Doubt Afghan War Success -- FOX News
Intelligence Reports Cast Doubts on Afghan Strategy -- Voice of America
CIA report undermines Obama's upbeat assessment of Afghan war -- The Independent
US intelligence pessimistic on Afghan war success -- Reuters

Heavier Taliban Fighting Expected in Winter -- CBS News
NATO Push Deals Taliban a Setback in Kandahar -- New York Times
Taliban Extend Reach to North, Where Armed Groups Reign -- New York Times
In Afghanistan, Taliban rise where Kabul falters -- Christian Science Monitor
Airstrike Accidentally Kills Four Afghan Soldiers -- Wall Street Journal
4 members of Afghan army mistakenly killed -- CNN
14 Civilians Killed By Roadside Bomb In Afghanistan -- RTT News
Roadside bomb kills 14 civilians in Afghan west -- Reuters
Two Marines killed in Afghanistan -- Marine Times
Commander Describes Nature of Eastern Afghanistan Fight -- U.S. Department of Defense

The state of Afghanistan -- CNN
Germany: pullout from Afghanistan to start in 2011 -- Stars And Stripes/AP
Germany to start withdrawing from Afghanistan by end of 2011 -- Deutsche Welle
A formerly persecuted minority gains clout in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times

As President Releases Afghanistan Review, Do You Think the War Has Been Worth Fighting? -- ABC News
Poll: Assessment of Afghanistan War Sours -- ABC News

Conditions Hit New Low for Red Cross -- New York Times
Red Cross official offers grim assessment of war -- Washington Post

Success of U.S. Afghan policy won't be clear before July -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Afghan war's next debate: Troop withdrawal -- Rajiv Chandrasekaran and Scott Wilson, Washington Post
Pakistan's great divide -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Winning in Afghanistan -- Peter Mansoor and Max Boot, L.A. Times
Leading article: Division, indecision and bad luck have all dogged US policy in Afghanistan -- Independent
Obama and the Pakistan Dilemma -- Matthew Kaminski, Wall Street Journal
The Americans Are in Our House. What Will the Taliban Think? -- Alissa Rubin, New York Times
Could there be a Tet Offensive in Afghanistan? -- George Will, Washington Post

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