Monday, May 9, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 9, 2011



U.S. Issues Warning, Violence Grows Across Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/Reuters


KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. officials in Kabul said on Monday the movements of staff in parts of Afghanistan's volatile south were being restricted, warning of more attacks after a two-day siege came to a bloody end and insurgents killed at least 11 people in other attacks.

The U.S. Embassy in Kabul issued a security bulletin in which it said it had received specific threats of attacks in three areas in Helmand province. It gave no details about the nature of the threats.

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More News On Afghanistan

President Obama Suggests Successful OBL Mission Might More Quickly End Big US Troop Presence in Afghanistan -- ABC News

Fresh violence in Afghanistan after Kandahar attack -- BBC
NATO says Kandahar attackers captured or killed -- FOX News
Official: Dozens wounded or dead from weekend clashes in Afghanistan -- CNN
Afghanistan: Forces Close to Eliminating Taliban Cell in South -- Voice of America
Taliban siege of Kandahar claims civilians -- Sydney Morning Herald
Broad Taliban Attack Paralyzes Kandahar -- New York Times
Afghanistan insurgents attack government compounds in Kandahar -- L.A. Times
Afghan government controls situation in Kandahar -- Xinhuanet
Afghanistan: Kandahar raid exposes security weaknesses -- BBC

Factbox: Security developments in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Afghan National Army update, May 2011 -- Long War Journal
NATO says insurgency weakened -- Seattle Times/AP
Taliban say bar juvenile "beardless" boys among its ranks -- Reuters
Marines Love Helmand Night Life -- Dvids
Morale plunges among troops in Afghanistan -- Navy Times/USA Today

AP Interview: Petraeus on bin Laden-Taliban link -- AP
Petraeus sees weakened Taliban, al-Qaida ties -- Navy Times/AP
Petraeus: Taliban may now split with al Qaeda -- CBS
Without bin Laden, Taliban may talk peace -- Washington Times
In wake of Osama bin Laden's death, Taliban may be considering options -- L.A Times
NATO Chief: Militaries to 'Stay the Course' in Afghanistan Despite Bin Laden Killing -- FOX News
NATO: Bin Laden Death Won't Alter Afghan Mission -- NPR
Bin Laden and the New Unknown in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Bin Laden's Death Changes Little -- Max Boot, Wall Street Journal
Osama is dead but Afghanistan's war endures -- The Age

Taliban release video of Canadian hostage -- AFP
Captors release video of Canadian -- National Post

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,461 -- AP

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