Thursday, March 3, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- March 3, 2011



Petraeus Apologizes For NATO Strike That Reportedly Killed Nine Afghan Children -- Washington Post

KABUL - A NATO airstrike that Afghan officials said Wednesday killed nine children collecting firewood in eastern Afghanistan the day before became the latest irritant in the tense relationship between President Hamid Karzai and the international force in the country.

Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top NATO commander here, issued an apology for an error that military officials attributed to faulty communication as an air weapons team responded to an attack on a NATO base Tuesday in Konar province.

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More News On Afghanistan

Obama regrets civilian deaths in Afghanistan: Kabul -- AFP
Coalition Apologizes for Deaths of Afghan Children -- Wall Street Journal
Apology for Afghan child deaths -- Al Jazeera
Petraeus apologises over Afghan civilian deaths -- AFP
NATO apologizes for killing 9 Afghan civilians -- AP

Nine Afghan Boys Collecting Firewood Killed by NATO Helicopters -- New York Times
Karzai condemns foreign forces for civilian deaths -- AFP
Afghanistan's Karzai Warns Over 'Daily' Civilian Deaths Allegedly Caused By NATO -- Wall Street Journal
Afghan president warns Obama about civilian deaths -- Stars And Stripes/AP
Afghans Protest NATO Air-Strike Deaths -- Radio Free Europe

Commanders Expect Taliban Will Try To Regain Lost Ground -- Washington Post
Taliban down but not out in Afghanistan's Kandahar -- Mail & Guardian
Marines dubious about Afghan tribal peace deal -- Statesman.com
Afghans, Western backers in contact with Taliban: Karzai -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Afghan Tells of Ordeal at the ‘Center of Al Qaeda’ -- New York Times
Fighting the Taliban: Afghan Army's Attrition Crisis -- Time Magazine
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, March 3 -- Alertnet

‘Surge’ Hasn’t Slowed Onslaught of Afghan Bombs -- The Danger Room
Effective Bomb Attacks Decline in Afghanistan -- U.S. Department of Defense
IED Casualties Up Despite Increased Vigilance -- National Journal

Expert dog handler killed in Afghanistan saved 'countless lives' -- The Telegraph
Bomb-sniffing Army dog dies of broken heart after Taliban kill his master -- The Daily Mail
Army dog dies after handler killed -- Press Association

Angelina Jolie visits refugees in Afghanistan and issues a humanitarian appeal for troubled Libya -- The Daily Mail
Gates: U.S. has done 'lousy job' listening to concerns of Afghanistan leader -- The Hill
Senators uneasy about Afghanistan, Pakistan -- Yahoo News/Reuters
General Urges Americans to Pay Attention to War in Afghanistan -- ABC News
West of Kabul -- Financial Times editorial
Afghanistan's Buddhas Can Be Rebuilt. But Should They? -- Aryn Baker, Time Magazine

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