Afghanistan War News Updates -- October 1, 2011

U.S. Army and Afghan soldiers build the perimeter of Checkpoint 4 along Route Chicken as part of Operation Fairbanks in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, deployed from Alaska. Operation Fairbanks was a route clearing and stability operation to reclaim a major trade route between Qalat and Mizan that had been held by the Taliban for the past year. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Francis O'Brien

Karzai: Talking Peace With Taliban Is Futile -- Voice of America

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says trying to talk peace with the Taliban is futile, and that Afghanistan's best option is to negotiate with Pakistan.

Mr. Karzai says he prefers holding talks with Pakistani officials, following the murder of his top peace negotiator with the Taliban, former Afghan President (Burhanuddin) Rabbani.

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More News On Afghanistan

Afghan president says talks with Taliban useless -- AP
Afghan President Says Talks With Taliban Useless -- ABC News/AP
Karzai seeks peace talks with Pakistan, not Taliban -- CNN

Small arms fire forces NATO helicopter to land in Afghanistan; crew, passengers evacuated -- Washington Post
U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan -- New York Times

NATO arrests top Haqqani militant in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AFP
Top Haqqani Leader Captured in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Senior militant leader captured in Afghanistan -- CBS News
Afghanistan Haqqani militant Haji Mali Khan captured -- BBC
NATO captures senior Haqqani leader in Afghanistan -- USA Today/AP
About the Haqqani network -- National Post

Obama: Still intent on withdrawing 33,000 troops from Afghanistan next year -- Washington post/AP
Troops withdrawal from Afghanistan still on track: Obama -- Hindustan Times/Press Trust of India

Kabul hands Pakistan evidence on peace envoy killing -- Reuters
Afghanistan Gives Pakistan Evidence in Rabbani Killing -- Voice of America
Afghans Give Pakistanis Evidence In Rabbani Killing -- NPR/AP
Rabbani killing plot: Pakistan denies receiving any evidence -- The Nation