Sunday, May 8, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 8, 2011



Afghan Security Forces Clash With Militants For 2nd Day In Kandahar -- Washington Post

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Afghan security forces on Sunday had surrounded a small group of insurgents who barricaded themselves inside a hotel on the second day of clashes in the southern city of Kandahar, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.

The estimated two or three fighters holed up in the Kandahar Hotel were all that remained of a Taliban force that on Saturday unleashed a major assault on government buildings across the city.

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More News On Afghanistan

Afghan forces clash with militants for 2nd day -- Yahoo News/AP
Afghan security forces battle Kandahar insurgents for second day -- Reuters
Taliban hold out in Afghan city for second day -- Yahoo News/AFP
Taliban renew attacks in Kandahar; death toll hits 25 -- L.A. Times
Afghanistan: Taliban's Kandahar raid into second day -- BBC
Afghan, NATO forces repel Taliban attacks on Kandahar -- Boston.com/AP
Clashes Between Afghan Forces, Taliban Enter Second Day -- Radio Free Europe
23 suicide attackers killed, 4 detained in Afghan Kandahar province -- Xinhuanet
In Afghanistan, insurgents launch deadly assault in Kandahar -- L.A. Times
Afghanistan: Fierce fighting follows Kandahar attack -- RAWA News

Kandahar assaults underscore vulnerabilities in Afghan war effort -- Christian Science Monitor
Avenging bin Laden: Taliban Unleash Spring Offensive in Afghanistan -- Time

Forces in Afghanistan put at risk by budget cuts -- Baltimore Sun
General sees proof Afghanistan can work -- USA Today
Carson soldiers fight daylong Afghanistan battle -- Colorado Springs Gazette
SAS push to fight with elite US forces -- Sydney Morning Herald
Boy Suicide Bomber Recruits Paraded by Afghan Authorities -- New York Times

Taliban releases video of captured Canadian -- CTV
Afghan Taliban release video of captured Canadian -- Reuters
Assignment Kandahar: Captors post video of Canadian hostage -- National Post

Veteran recalls his time in Afghanistan -- Coshocton Tribune
Bodybuilding bounces back in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times

Why bin Laden killing won't dampen Afghan fight
-- Tom A. Peter, Christian Science Monitor
Osama bin Laden's death gives peace a chance in Afghanistan -- Michael Semple, The Guardian
It's time for a new strategy in Afghanistan -- Mercury News Editorial

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