Afghanistan War News Updates -- April 7, 2011

Smoke billows from an explosion as insurgents attack a police training base in Kandahar. (Ahmad Nadeem, Reuters / April 7, 2011)

Raids On Ex-Taliban Threaten Afghan Peace Process, Diplomats Warn -- The Guardian

Security forces target homes of former regime members who have played a vital role in pushing peace talks with insurgents.

International and Afghan security forces are setting back the embryonic peace process by raiding the homes of former Taliban officials instrumental in promoting talks with insurgents, according to diplomats and leaders of the former hardline regime.

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More News On Afghanistan

Afghan, foreign troops kill more than 130 insurgents - governor -- Reuters
Dozens killed in operation to flush out Afghan Taliban -- M&C
Over 80 Insurgents Killed In Joint NATO-Afghan Operation -- RTT News

Taliban attackers kill 6 at Afghan police site -- L.A. Times
Deadly Car Bomb Strikes Afghan Police Complex -- New York Times
Kandahar police repel attack on army recruitment center -- CNN
Suicide Bombers Storm Afghan Police Complex -- Voice of America
Taliban attack Kandahar police facility -- UPI
Daily brief: Taliban attack Kandahar police -- Foreign Policy

Troops kill Afghan policeman who shot US soldiers -- M&C
ISAF captures al Qaeda's top Kunar commander -- Long War Journal
U.S. troops repel Taliban attack at eastern Afghan airport -- McClatchy News
7 Suspected Afghan Talibans Killed In Attack On NATO Base -- RTT News

British soldiers in Afghanistan 'kill three civilians' -- The Guardian
Afghans investigate reports Nato raid killed civilians -- BBC
Afghan president orders NATO killing probe -- AFP

Afghanistan morphs into shadow war between Taliban and U.S. ‘hunter-killers’ -- Examiner
Taliban has strengthened along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, report finds -- Washington Post
U.S. troops in Afghanistan suffer more catastrophic injuries -- L.A. Times
U.S. Buying From Russia $370M of Helicopters -- Moscow Times
Taliban in talks with Karzai government -- UPI
U.S. pledges more money for peace program in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Canada’s vow to eradicate polio in Afghanistan falls victim to lack of security -- Toronto Star
The Misleading Optics of Progress in Afghanistan -- Paul Pillar, National Interest