Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 7, 2011

MISSION HUDDLE - U.S. Marines talk with an Afghan civilian during an aerial interdiction mission in southwestern Afghanistan, May 4, 2011. The Marines are assigned to Regimental Combat Team 1. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rashaun X. James

Gates: Bin Laden Death Could Be ‘Game Changer’ -- Voice of America

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. military and intelligence operation that killed Osama bin Laden could be a "game changer" in the war in Afghanistan, but the impact may not be certain for months.

During a visit to an air force base in North Carolina, a serviceman asked Gates about the impact of the killing of bin Laden during the raid in Pakistan on Monday.

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More News On Afghanistan

Bin Laden’s Death May Impact Afghanistan, Gates Says -- US Department of Defense
Gates: Bin Laden death could be a game-changer -- Stars and Stripes/AP

'Co-ordinated attacks' hit Afghan city -- Al Jazeera
Gunmen attack Afghan governor's buildings in south -- Yahoo News/AP
Gunmen attack southern Afghan governor's compound -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Taliban attack Afghan governor's office -- Yahoo News/AFP
Afghanistan: Kandahar governor's compound under attack -- BBC
Gunmen Attack Afghan Governor's Compound In Kandahar -- Radio Free Europe

Now, Obama govt under pressure to hunt down Mullah Omar -- Times of India
Mullah Omar should be 'worried': US general -- AFP
Mullah Omar should be 'worried': US general -- Space War
More commando raids, please: We got Bin Laden, now let's get the Taliban's Mullah Omar, too -- Bing West, New York Daily News

White House looks to talks with Taliban -- Financial Times
Afghans protest against Taliban peace deal -- The Guardian
Thousands protest Karzai's overtures to Taliban and Pakistan in wake of bin Laden's death -- Canadian Press

Taliban say bin Laden death will revive Afghan insurgency -- Reuters
Desk Guilt -- New York Times
'Three Cups of Tea' author sued -- USA Today

Father appeals for release of captured U.S. soldier -- CNN
Father of captured U.S. soldier asks for son's freedom -- Reuters

Advantage Taliban? -- Economic Times
What next in Afghanistan? -- Anatol Lieven, The Guardian
Taliban have post-bin Laden opportunity -- UPI