Afghanistan War News Updates -- February 14, 2011

U.S. Marines refuel an M1A1 Abrams tank on Forward Operating Base Edinburgh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 2, 2011. The Marines, assigned to the 1st Marine Division's Company D, 1st Tank Battalion, are supporting security operations throughout the province. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Brian A. Lautenslage

Blast Hits Afghan Capital, Kills 2 -- Voice of America

Afghan officials say a suicide bomb blast has rocked a shopping and hotel complex in Kabul, killing at least two people.

Reuters news agency several other people were wounded in the explosion Monday at the Safi Landmark hotel.

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More News On Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Three dead in Kabul 'suicide blast' -- BBC
Suicide attack on Kabul hotel kills two -- Reuters
Kabul Suicide Attack Kills At Least Two Guards At Hotel -- Radio Free Europe
TIMELINE - Major attacks in the Afghan capital -- Reuters

Two British troops killed in Afghan blaze -- AFP
Two British soldiers die in fire at base in Afghanistan -- BBC
Two British soldiers die in fire on base in Afghanistan -- Daily Mail

Officer sees momentum shift in Afghanistan -- UPI
Taliban IED "facilitator" killed by security troops -- Examiner
War In Afghanistan News - 14 Feb 2011 -- War On Terror News

Canadian generals to oversee critical Afghan training programs -- National Post
NATO: 740 trainers still needed for Afghan forces -- Washington Post/AP
Rare-earth shortage? Afghans think they can help -- Bloomberg Businessweek
U.S. firm with poor ratings hired for more Afghan work -- McClatchy News
Afghan bankers accused in fake check scheme -- AP
Afghan bankers accused in fake check scheme -- Washington Post/AP
Afghan Government Cracks Down on Women’s Shelters -- UN Dispatch
Afghanistan: 'State control of women's shelters will put lives at risk' -- Scotsman
Afghan universities struggling for funding -- Washington Post
Cutting the number of RAF pilots could seriously damage operations in Afghanistan -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
The Afghanistan War: Tactical Victories, Strategic Stalemate? -- David Wood, Politics Daily