Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- September 7, 2011

A UN report states that prisoners in Afghan custody were threatend with sexual assualt and electric shock [Reuters]

NATO Stops Sending Detainees To Afghan Jails After Abuse Reports -- Washington Post

KABUL — NATO officials in Afghanistan stopped transferring detainees to Afghan custody in several provinces this week in response to a U.N. investigation that found evidence of systematic torture at some detention centers, the military command said Tuesday night.

The move represents a serious setback for the United States and its allies in Afghanistan at a time when the international community is beginning to pull out troops and shift more responsibility for security to the Afghans.

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More News On Afghanistan

Afghan government rejects UN torture allegations -- AP
NATO stops detainee transfers to several Afghan prisons -- CBC
Prison torture new shadow on Afghan security services -- Reuters
Afghan Jails Accused of Torture; NATO Limits Transfers -- New York Times
U.N. Finds Torture of Afghan Detainees -- Wall Street Journal
NATO stops Afghan prison transfers after abuse allegations -- CNN
NATO suspends Afghan prison transfers -- Al Jazeera
Nato halts Afghan prisonerhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif transfer after torture fears -- BBC
Torture allegations at Afghan jails halt NATO detainee transfers -- Deutsche Welle
Nato stops transferring Taliban prisoners to Afghan jails over torture fears -- The Telegraph

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update -- Dvids
Combined Forces Kill, Detain Several Insurgents -- US Department of Defense
Taliban bomb kills Afghan governor, 3 guards -- Hindustan Times
Explosion kills five Afghan soldiers -- Press TV
Family confirms US civilian death in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Explosives Lab Found In Southern Afghanistan -- RTT News
Afghan Army Attracts Few Where Fear Reigns -- New York Times
Afghan army fights to prove its religious credentials -- Washington Post
Pakistan 'main threat' to Afghanistan: US senator -- Yahoo News/AFP
Afghan Envoy: Taliban Leaders Still A Mystery -- NPR
Afghan parliament protesters block centre of Kabul -- Alertnet
Afghans launch self-immolation campaign -- BBC
Afghan Hajigak Iron Ore Gets Bids From India, Iran, Canada -- SFGate/Bloomberg

Afghanistan's Shrinking Security Forces: A Gaping Hole in Obama's War Strategy -- Tony Karon, Time
Discussing The Prospect Of A Regional Solution For Afghanistan – Analysis -- Eurasia Review
Affirming an enduring strategic partnership -- Shaida M. Abdali, The Washington Times

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,645 -- Yahoo News/AP

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