Friday, May 27, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 27, 2011


NATO Soldiers Die In Afghanistan -- New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — Nine NATO soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, eight of them in an attack in the southern part of the country that was the deadliest involving hidden explosive devices so far this year, officials said.

The eight soldiers were part of a foot patrol and were killed in two individual improvised explosive device explosions that struck the patrol as part of the same attack, according to Maj. Tim James, a spokesman for NATO. An unrelated helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday killed an additional soldier, Major James said.

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More News On Afghanistan

7 US troops among 9 NATO dead in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Roadside bomb kills eight U.S. troops in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Afghanistan blast kills nine Nato troops --The Guardian
Afghanistan: eight US troops killed in roadside bomb -- The Telegraph
Eight US soldiers killed in Afghan blasts -- AFP

NATO Nabs Haqqani Militant Leader in Afghanistan -- FOX News/AP
Nato nabs Haqqani militant leader in Afghanistan -- DAWN
Taliban infiltrating Afghan army units -- CNN
U.S. officials, aide to Taliban leader have talked -- SFGate/New York Times
Afghan government tries to get more control of funds donated by foreign governments -- Canadian Press/AP
NATO 2014 Afghan pullout premature: Russian envoy -- Reuters
Lawmakers send Obama message to end Afghan war -- Boston.com/AP
Can Afghanistan hang on to its newly minted college grads? -- Christian Science Monitor
Positive signs in Afghanistan -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
For the U.S., it's time to get out of Afghanistan -- U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, L.A. Times

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