Afghanistan War News Updates -- January 11, 2011

U.S. Army soldier walk across a field during a joint patrol with Afghan forces in the Andar district, Afghanistan, Jan. 07, 2011. The soldier is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford

Biden: U.S. Will Help Afghanistan Beyond 2014 If Needed -- USA Today

Vice President Joe Biden indicated to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai today that the United States will not pull all of its troops out in 2014 if the war-torn still needs them.

"We're not leaving if you don't want us to leave," Biden told Karzai after meeting today in Kabul.

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More News On Afghanistan

Vice President Biden to Afghan President Karzai: “We are not leaving if you don’t want us to leave” -- ABC News
Biden: Afghan Gains “Fragile and Reversible” -- Time Magazine
Biden says US will help Afghanistan after pullout -- AP

American overseeing reconstruction of Afghanistan steps aside -- CNN
Afghanistan reconstruction auditor resigns -- Reuters
IG for Afghanistan war resigns amid pressure from lawmakers -- Washington Post
US inspector general for Afghanistan quits -- Boston.com/AP
Watchdog for Afghanistan reconstruction resigns -- AP

Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill, Detain Insurgents -- U.S. Department of Defense
ISAF probes police deaths -- UPI
Three Afghan police killed in Nato air strike -- The Guardian
Foreign troops say may have killed Afghan police -- Reuters
Suicide bombing kills 3 in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Haqqani network leader killed -- UPI
NATO commander: Taliban weaker in Afghan south -- AP
Situation in Afghanistan very disturbing: Krishna -- The Hindu
U.S. military, Afghan officials put faith in underused reintegration program -- Stars and Stripes
NATO commander says Canadian Forces trainers needed in Kandahar -- Winnipeg Free Press/Canadian Press
Afghanistan: 'Tea bag' soldier survives after being shot five times by Taliban -- The Telegraph
Romney meets with Karzai in Afghanistan -- Boston.com
Romney visits Afghanistan, Middle East -- AFP
Afghans face fuel squeeze by Iran -- UPI
Afghans vent fury with Iran over fuel blockade -- The Telegraph
Iran Dismisses Reports on Cutting off Fuel Shipments to Afghanistan -- Fars News Agency (Iran)
Is the tide turning in southern Afghanistan? -- Reuters
Afghanistan: The Tradition Continues -- Strategy Page