Thursday, July 28, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 28, 2011



Government Offices Stormed In Afghan Province -- Al Jazeera

At least six bombers reportedly involved in attacks on governor and police chief's compounds in Uruzgan in the south.

Suicide bombers armed with guns have stormed government offices in the capital of Uruzgan, a province in southern Afghanistan, the Reuters news agency reports.

The compounds of both the provincial governor and the police chief were targeted during Thursday's attack by up to six bombers, the reports said.

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More News On Afghanistan

Suicide attackers kill 19 in southern Afghanistan
-- Reuters
Attack on Afghan government compound kills 19 -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Militants attack governor's office in southern Afghanistan -- CNN
Attacks in southern Afghanistan kill 18, wound 35 -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Suicide bombers storm government offices in Afghan south -- Reuters
Afghanistan: Gun battle rages in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan -- BBC
Taliban Attacks Government Buildings in Southern Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Attack on Afghan government compound kills 17 -- The Independent
Deadly Ongoing Gun Battle In Afghanistan -- CNN
Troops, militants engage in gunfight in southern Afghanistan -- UPI
Attack on Afghan government compound kills 17 -- AP

Kandahar Mayor's Killing Another Blow to U.S. Afghanistan Effort
-- Time
Taliban kills Kandahar mayor who battled corruption -- CTV
Bomb In Turban Kills Afghan-American Mayor in Kandahar -- ABC News
Kandahar’s mayor killed in suicide attack -- Washington Post
Afghanistan mayor killed by suicide bomber -- L.A. Times

FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, July 28
-- Alertnet
Afghan police suffer worst casualties of war -- AP
French troops kill Afghan civilians at checkpoint -- BBC
Three Afghan civilians killed by French soldier: officials -- AFP
Afghan boy's strangling symbolises Helmand challenge -- BBC
Taliban says it’s targeting corrupt leaders -- Navy Times
Soldier found guilty of killing Afghan civilian -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Army general cleared of charges that he sought to use psy ops on U.S. senators -- Washington Post
Lt. Gen. Caldwell cleared of allegations he ordered psy-ops team to influence lawmakers -- Washington Post
Pentagon clears 3-star general of alleged misdeed -- My San Antonio/AP
Caldwell Cleared of Allegations of Ordering Psy-Ops on Senators -- National Journal

Afghan army fights for respect, equipment in south
-- AFP
U.S. special ops unit faced pitched Afghan battle -- CNN
Rare glimpse into U.S. special operations forces in Afghanistan -- CNN
How Afghanistan civilian deaths have changed the way the US military fights -- Christian Science Monitor
Commentary: U.S. has new 'Guantanamo' in Afghanistan -- HTR News

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,571
-- Yahoo News/AP

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