Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 14, 2011

U.S. Army Sgt. Johnny Hoyos pulls security above a prisoner courtyard as members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and 25th Infantry Division's 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team visit the Zabul Provincial Prison in Qalat in Afghanistan's Zabul province, May 11, 2011. Hoyos is assigned to the team's security force. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson

Pakistan City Nervous About U.S. Hunt For Taliban Chief Omar -- Yahoo News/Reuters

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – U.S. forces tracked down and killed their most wanted enemy Osama bin Laden after a 10-year manhunt ended in a quiet Pakistani town. Now who is next?

After killing the al Qaeda leader in a May 2 raid, the United States has made clear it will go after Islamist militants in Pakistan if it finds them, and at the top of any list would be Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.

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More News On Afghanistan

FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, May 14 -- Alertnet
'Rogue' Afghan Policeman Kills Two NATO Troops -- New York Times/Reuters
NATO: Afghan policeman opens fire, kills 2 service members -- CNN
Afghan policeman kills two NATO soldiers -- AFP
NATO says Afghan policeman kills 2 service members in southwestern Afghanistan -- Washington Post/AP
Bomb blast destroys five NATO oil tankers in Pakistan -- AFP
Pentagon expects IED hits to rise -- USA Today
Troops destroy weapons in Afghan sweep -- UPI
Taliban show resolve to fight on after bin Laden -- AP
Coalition Works to Reintegrate Insurgents -- US Department of Defense

Afghan planes to be UK-controlled -- Belfast Telegraph
RAF Reaper drones to be remotely controlled from UK -- BBC

Afghan women step up with guns and headscarves -- AFP
In Afghanistan, Flowers Call The Shots -- NPR
Army logisticians challenged by rugged roads, bombs, enemy attacks as they supply Afghan bases -- The Republic

Pakistan, Western allies should stand united against Taliban extremists : NATO Secretary General -- Economic Times
After bin Laden: India sees opportunity in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/Christian Science Monitor
How will Obama continue to wage war on an anti-war foundation? -- Peter Feaver, Foreign Policy
Time to Cut and Run From Afghanistan? -- Oliver North, FOX News
Failed Taliban offensive -- Washington Times editorial
Taliban Loses Battle, but Could Still Win the War of Perception -- Max Boot, Commentary
The Afghanistan Endgame -- Karl F. Inderfurth and Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, New York Times