Afghanistan War News Updates -- June 16, 2011

INDUSTRIAL PARK PATROL - U.S. Army Sgts. Michael Magnuson, right, and David Sterin, left, lead members of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team through Shur Andam Industrial Park in Kandahar City in Afghanistan's Andahar province, June 11, 2011. Magnuson and Sterin are assigned to the team's security force. Team members met with business leaders to assess the use of and need for electricity in the area. U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Richard Simonsen

Obama Still Mulling Afghanistan Troop Drawdown -- Voice of America

President Barack Obama on Wednesday had another in a series of regular meetings with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who will be among key advisers making recommendations about the size and scope of a U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan scheduled to begin in July.

Questions about when Mr. Obama will actually receive formal recommendations from Defense Secretary Gates and military commanders have been a daily feature of White House news briefings for weeks.

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More News On Afghanistan

Gates says Afghanistan is not 'war without end' -- Yahoo News/AP
Gates says Afghanistan is not ‘war without end’ while senators push for troop withdrawal -- Washington Post
Twenty-seven senators call for shift in Afghanistan strategy -- Washington Post
27 Senators Call For Sizable Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan -- Wall Street Journal
Senators call for Afghanistan drawdown -- Seattle PI/Politico

Bomb kills four in Afghan family: police -- AFP
Attack breaks up unveiling of Afghan police training center -- Boston.com/AP
Afghans prepare to take over security -- Washington Post
Why are attacks by Afghan troops on NATO soldiers rising? -- CNN
Taliban commander who defected considering return to insurgency -- The Telegraph
Canadian tanks pull back in Kandahar as combat withdrawal accelerates -- Canadian Press
Canadian military holds a garage sale in Kandahar -- Globe And Mail
Experts Disagree Over Prospects for Peace Talks in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Analysis: Too early for Taliban talks to play decisive role -- Reuters

Reports: Prince Harry to return to Afghanistan -- MSNBC
Prince Harry to return to Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Prince Harry 'could return to Afghanistan duty' -- AFP
Prince Harry likely to return to active frontline service in Afghanistan -- The Guardian

Are Republicans Going Wobbly on Afghanistan? -- Massimo Calabresi, Time
Afghan Role for Taliban, if They Play by Rules: Amrullah Saleh -- Bloomberg
The Scams Of Afghanistan -- Strategy Page