Monday, May 30, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 30, 2011



Afghan Leader Hamid Karzai Has Scolded The US Military For Airstrikes Against His People, Saying It's His Last Warning -- The Australian/AFP

AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai has scolded the US military for "arbitrary and unnecessary" missions that kill Afghan civilians, saying it was his last warning on the issue after 14 died in an air strike.

Citing initial reports that 10 children, two women and two men were killed in a strike in the southern province of Helmand on Saturday, Mr Karzai said such operations amounted to the "murdering of Afghanistan's children and women."

Local authorities said US Marines called in air support after their base in the Nawzad district of Helmand came under attack from small arms fire.

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More News On Afghanistan

Suicide bomber attacks Italian base in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Suicide bombers launch twin attacks in west Afghanistan -- Reuters
Afghanistan: Twin blasts hit western city of Herat -- BBC
Insurgents Attack NATO Base in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Taleban attacks kill four Afghans, target Italians -- Khaleej Times/AFP
Bombs kill 4 in Afghan city -- L.A. Times
Suicide attacker blows up explosives-packed car outside Italian base in western Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Suicide attacker blows up car outside Afghan military base -- Toronto Star
Over 30 killed or injured in explosions in Afghanistan -- Xinhuanet

Man in Afghan army uniform kills NATO soldier -- Khaleej Times/AFP

ISAF apologises for Afghan civilian deaths -- Yahoo News/AFP
Nato Issues Apology For Bungled Afghan Airstrike -- The Telegraph
Nato apologises for air strike on Afghan civilians -- BBC
ISAF apologises for Afghan civilian deaths -- Sydney Morning Herald
Civilians Are Killed In Airstrike By NATO -- New York Times
Afghan civilians reported killed in Helmand air strike -- The Guardian
NATO airstrikes kill 32 Afghan civilians, 20 police -- M&C
Afghans say NATO air strikes killed 52 -- Yahoo News/AFP

Suicide blast kills powerful Afghan police chief -- Yahoo News/AP
Karzai cuts short trip after police deaths -- AFP
Afghan police chief attack planned abroad - government -- Reuters
Senior Afghan Police Commander Killed In Taliban Bombing -- Radio Free Europe
Afghan suicide bomber claims life of noted anti-Taliban commander -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Afghanistan suicide bomb attack kills police chief Daud -- BBC
In pictures: Afghan suicide bomb in Takhar province -- BBC
Taliban suicide bomber injures Nato general -- The Guardian
German soldiers killed, NATO general wounded in Afghanistan attack -- Deutsche Welle
General Daud Daud and at least two German soldiers killed by suicide bomb -- The Telegraph

Taliban's new tactic: High-profile inside jobs -- MSNBC
Haqqani insurgent group proves resilient foe in Afghan war -- Washington Post
Aid watchdog warns of 'escalating stalemate' in Afghanistan as attacks increase -- Canadian Press/AP
Royal Marine killed in Afghanistan was awarded Military Cross for bravery -- The Telegraph
10th Mountain chopper center of Afghanistan rescue -- Wall Street Journal
Russia, U.S. Sign Chopper Deal for Afghanistan -- Defense News
US medics brave fire to save lives in Afghan war -- AJC/AP
Afghanistan War IEDs Cause Surge In Double Amputees Among U.S. War Wounded -- Huffington Post
McCain: Don't rush Afghanistan withdrawal -- UPI

Afghan commission blames regulators in Kabul Bank scandal -- Washington Post
Afghan Bank Commission Absolves President’s Brother in Fraud Case -- New York Times
Afghan probe: Monitors at fault in bank crisis -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Kabul Bank Gave Milions in Undocumented Loans -- Voice of America
No paperwork on near $500 million of Kabulbank loans -- Reuters

As America Observes Memorial Day Weekend, U.S. Casualties Top 1,500 in Afghanistan -- CNS News
Memorial Day comes as troops fight in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
US troops in Afghanistan hold candlelight Memorial Day ceremony as helicopters churn overheard -- Washington Post
Troops in Afghanistan Mark Memorial Day -- Military.com
Honouring the fallen: Troops fighting in Afghanistan remember their comrades in candlelit Memorial Day services -- The Daily Mail
US Troops Mark Memorial Day in Iraq, Afghanistan -- Newser
U.S. troops mark Memorial Day -- USA Today
In Afghanistan, a subdued holiday -- Politico
‘The ones that have a lot to offer to the world are the ones you end up losing’ -- Stars and Stripes

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