Friday, September 16, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- September 16, 2011



Young Afghan Fighters Eager To Rejoin Taliban -- Washington Post

KABUL — The teenage insurgents spend their days learning to make shoes and bookshelves, listening to religious leaders denounce the radical interpretation of Islam they learned as children.

But when they return to their cells at Kabul’s juvenile rehabilitation center, the boys with wispy beards and cracking voices talk only of the holy war from which they were plucked and their plans to resume fighting for the Taliban.

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More News On Afghanistan

Combined Force Captures Suspects in Kabul Attacks -- US Department of Defense
Taliban tour 'liberated' base in eastern Afghanistan -- Long War Journal
U.S. vows to retaliate against Taliban-allied Haqqani network -- Vancouver Sun/The Telegraph
After militant siege, questions hang over Kabul security -- Reuters
Why the Kabul attack lasted 20 hours -- CNN
On the front line. In the capital, sound and fury in broad daylight -- The Economist
Panetta Says Pakistan Haven for Afghan Attacks Is ‘Unacceptable’ -- Bloomberg Businessweek
U.S. warns Pakistan after suspected Haqqani attack -- Reuters
Islamabad fends off U.S. warning on "Pakistan-based" militants -- Reuters
Top Afghan, Pakistani officials review Taliban reconciliation -- Xinhuanet
WikiLeaks cables surface American fears over Afghanistan’s approval of ban on cluster bombs -- Washington Post
U.S. Now Relies On Alternate Afghan Supply Routes -- NPR
U.S. Army $1 Billion Afghan Trucking Plan Aims to End ‘Racket’ -- Bloomberg
Corrupt Afghan trucking for U.S. military probed by Congress -- Washington Post

Victory of spin in war without winners -- The Australian
Jalaluddin Haqqani – the real threat in Afghanistan -- Sonia Verma, Globe and Mail
Haqqanis: Growth of a militant network -- BBC
Inside the Kabul Firefight: Can Afghanistan Take on the Taliban Alone? -- John Wendle, Time

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