Afghanistan War News Updates -- August 16, 2011

POLICE TRANSITION - U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Billy Mehringer discusses recruitment and manning with the local police chief at the Mehtar Lam police headquarters in Laghman province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2011. Mehringer is a police transition assistance team leader. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane

Parwan Assault Latest In Taliban 'Hit Campaign' Against Hardened Rivals -- Long War Journal

Shortly before lunchtime on June 21, a young man wearing jeans and a T-shirt came within a few meters of the Parwan provincial governor's convoy and detonated himself, killing the driver of the convoy and a young girl passing by. The blast injured at least two Afghan policemen guarding the convoy as well.

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More News On Afghanistan

Security developments in Afghanistan, Aug 16 -- Alertnet/Reuters
ISAF Joint Command evening operational update -- Dvids
Afghan, Coalition Forces Pursue Insurgents -- US Department of Defense
Four die in Taliban attack near Afghan NATO base -- AFP
Insurgents attack fuel supplier in Afghanistan -- Vancouver Sun/Postmedia News
4 Killed in Attack on Military Depot in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Death toll in Kandahar suicide attack upped to four, 8 wounded -- CNN
Gunman kills Afghan woman working for government -- AP
Female Afghan Government Worker, Four Security Guards Killed In Kandahar -- Radio Free Europe
Officials: Female Afghan Government Worker Killed Outside Home -- Voice of America
Explosives dog dies in Afghanistan -- 9News

Afghan MP says Taliban used stingers for hitting US chopper, ISAF denies hunting of Omer, stinger missiles with Taliban -- International News Online
As U.S. scales back in Afghanistan, local defense program expands -- Sign on San Diego
Inside Camp Bastion -- The Guardian
U.S. military awards contracts in Afghanistan to get money away from insurgents -- Washington Post
Electronics technicians keep Marine pilots flying in Afghanistan -- Dvids

A Rain That Could Stop a Platoon -- At War/New York Times
Why the Afghanistan War won't end soon -- Richard Falk, Al Jazeera
As West pulls out, China moves in on Afghanistan -- Robert Fox, The First Post
Afghan dead pay the price of appeasement policy -- Terry Glavin, National Post