Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 5, 2011

CHIL GAZY PATROL - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jordan Cruz provides security as U.S. soldiers walk through the village of Chil Gazy in Afghanistan, April 26, 2011. Afghans voiced their opinions to International Security Assistance Forces troops to improve the security situation in the village and throughout the area. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Johnston

Obama Ponders Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal, Post-Bin Laden -- USA Today

We've known for more than a year that President Obama is planning to begin a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in July, but we don't know what the pace will be.

Now we wonder if that pace will quicken after the death of Osama bin Laden.

Certainly many Democrats -- and some Republicans -- are urging a stepped-up withdrawal.

Read more ....

More News On Afghanistan

War in Afghanistan: Osama Bin Laden's Death Spurs Debate Over Troops' Future -- ABC News
Calls for getting out of Afghanistan grow after bin Laden's death -- CBS News
Afghanistan After Bin Laden: Some Lawmakers Want the War to End -- Atlantic Wire
France to mull faster exit from Afghanistan -- Stars and Stripes/AP
NATO: Strategy in Pakistan and Afghanistan won't change -- Xinhuanet

Forces Kill Insurgents in Paktia Province -- U.S. Department of Defense
Nine insurgents killed in Afghan, NATO attacks -- M&C
Afghan private security guard killed by friendly fire in Nato air strike on supply convoy. -- Daily Mail
NATO denies killing Afghan guards -- AFP
In Afghan Outpost, Sunset Means A New Attack -- NPR
Russia Troops to Return to Afghanistan's Border? -- Eurasianet.org
Diggers in Afghan hit squads -- Sydney Morning Herald

Afghanistan raises criticism of Pakistan -- UPI
Afghanistan Uses News About Bin Laden to Intensify Its Criticism of Pakistan -- New York Times

Will bin Laden's death end the United States' Afghan war? -- CNN
With Afghanistan, a moment of opportunity for Obama -- L.A. Times editorial
How Does Bin Laden's Death Change U.S. Equation in Af-Pak Region? -- PBS Newshour
War in Afghanistan Timeline -- Yahoo News