Thursday, May 12, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 12, 2011

British Troop numbers in Afghanistan could be reduced. Photo from British Forces News

Bring Troops Home From Afghanistan NOW Demands Cameron In Row With Defence Chiefs -- Daily Mail

David Cameron has demanded British troops are withdrawn from Afghanistan.

But his words have sparked a row with military leaders who believe soldiers are still needed in the country.

In a bid to bring the ten-year mission to an end, the Prime Minister has told the Army that soldiers should be brought back from the war zone within weeks.

But his plan - in response to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death - has been fiercely opposed within Whitehall, it was reported today.

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More News On Afghanistan

David Cameron: begin troop withdrawal from Afghanistan now -- The Telegraph
UK PM 'wants fast Afghan withdrawal' -- Defence Management
Cameron orders start of British troop pullout from Afghanistan -- All Headline News
This is no time for David Cameron to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph

Weak Afghan Army Raises Doubts Over Readiness -- Washington Times
Afghanistan special forces trained to replace US forces -- Xinhuanet
ISAF Joint Command morning operational update -- Dvids
NATO troops kill Afghan policeman, woman in night raid -- Reuters
US forces relying on faulty intelligence in Afghanistan -- Radio Australia
101st Airborne Division general confronts Afghan journalists. Disputes civilian casualty reports -- The Leaf Chronicle
Taliban resistance 'under-estimated' by Britain -- BBC
Targeted killings and two worlds in Afghanistan: inside the Takhar attack -- Foreign Policy

UK: bin Laden death may hit Afghanistan insurgents -- Yahoo News/AP
Why the Taliban Won't Miss bin Laden -- Julius Cavendish, Time

Indian prime minister supports Afghanistan’s attempted reconciliation with Taliban insurgency -- Washington Post
India backs Afghan aims to reconcile with Taliban -- AP
PM arrives in Afghanistan; 'welcome to your second home', says Karzai -- Times of India
Indian PM in Kabul today, to unveil ‘strategic’ vision with Karzai -- Indian Express

Americans favor Afghan withdrawal -- UPI
Afghan war debate straddles pond -- UPI
A Race against Time or a Race to Civil War? -- Malou Innocent, National Interest
Will Bin Laden's Death Affect Afghan Insurgency? -- Rachel Martin, NPR

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