Afghanistan War News Updates -- March 11, 2011

AFGHANISTAN MINISTER - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Abdul Rahim Wardak, right, Afghanistan's defense minister, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 11, 2011. Gates is in Belgium to attend NATO defense ministers meetings. DOD photo by Cherie Cullen

Gates Expresses Concern on Afghan Troop Drawdown -- Wall Street Journal

BRUSSELS – U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates delivered a blunt message Friday to allies in Afghanistan: Don't rush for the exits.

In remarks at North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Brussels, Mr. Gates told troop-contributing nations that there was "too much talk about leaving and not enough talk about getting the job done right" in Afghanistan, where some 140,000 U.S. and international troops are now deployed.

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More News On Afghanistan

U.S. warns NATO nations against rushed Afghan exit -- Reuters
Gates Warns Coalition Not to Abandon Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Defense Secretary Robert Gates warns U.S. allies about 'precipitous' exit from Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Gates Chastises European Allies as NATO Cites Afghan Advances -- Bloomberg
Gates rebukes Nato allies over Afghanistan -- Financial Times
Gates Faults U.S. Allies on Afghan War -- New York Times
US to allies: 'too much talk about leaving Afghanistan' -- AFP
NATO ministers endorse Afghan security plan -- AP
Allies vow not to rush Afghan exit -- News.com.au

U.S. Raid Kills Karzai Cousin -- Wall Street Journal
NATO troops kill Karzai's cousin in botched raid, Afghans say -- Washington Post
Death of Karzai cousin in botched Nato raid stokes Afghan anger -- The Independent
In Afghanistan, deadly attacks in north and south -- CNN
Suicide bomber kills Afghan police chief, 2 others -- AP
Insurgents Kill Most Civilians, Military Says -- New York Times
Insurgents blamed for most civilian deaths -- UPI
Taliban Responsible for Huge Numbers of Civilians Deaths -- FOX News
German soldiers accused of killing Afghan woman -- Deutsche Welle
Bundeswehr looks into killing of Afghan woman -- Deutsche Welle
Troops Expand Security in Eastern Afghanistan -- US Department of Defense
Afghan forces to start taking over -- Stars And Stripes/AP
Afghan recruits have eight weeks to face the Taliban -- BBC (video)
Troops Use Paintball Guns, Lasers to Avoid Afghan Citizen Deaths -- Bloomberg
Pentagon's quiet shift on Afghanistan war: Maybe safe havens aren't crucial -- Christian Science Monitor
Will the Taliban Re-Take the Most Dangerous Place in Afghanistan? -- Julius Cavendish, Time
Taliban is losing its advantage in Afghanistan -- Michael Gerson, Washington Post
U.S. Diplomat: Top Priority in Central Asia What They Do For Afghanistan -- Registan