Monday, October 24, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- October 24, 2011



NATO: 200 Insurgents Killed Or Captured In Eastern Afghanistan -- L.A. Times

REPORTING FROM KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Pitched battles in eastern Afghanistan over the last week have left about 200 insurgents captured or dead, a NATO official said Monday.

The U.S.-led offensive has primarily targeted the Haqqani network, blamed for a string of deadly attacks against American troops and high-profile targets including the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, the Afghan capital.

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More News On Afghanistan

Airstrike Destroys IED Facility in Afghanistan -- US Department of Defense
ISAF Joint Command morning operational update -- Dvids
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Oct 24 -- Alertnet
Marine-led Operation Eastern Storm takes shape in Afghanistan -- Marine Times

Afghan, NATO forces kill or capture 200 militants -- Boston.com/AP
200 Taliban rebels killed or captured in Afghanistan: NATO -- Vancouver Sun/AFP
200 killed or held in Afghanistan -- Press Association
NATO: 200 Afghan Militants Killed or Captured -- Voice of America
Afghanistan: Haqqani Network Operation Killed Or Captured 200 Militants, NATO Says -- Huffington Post

3 soldiers killed by IED in Afghanistan -- Army Times
2 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan -- Khaama Press
2 Washington-based soldiers die in Afghanistan -- SFGate/AP
Army Ranger from San Diego killed in Afghanistan on 14th combat deployment -- L.A. Times
Afghan Interior Minister Survives Assasination Attempt -- Voice of America
Afghan interior minister escapes assassination attempt -- BBC

Afghan President Says His Country Would Back Pakistan in a Clash With the U.S. -- New York Times
Karzai: Afghan Backs Pakistan if US Attacks It -- Washington Post
Karzai Says Afghanistan Would Back Pakistan if U.S. Attacks -- FOX News/AP
Afghanistan would back Pakistan in war with US, claims Hamid Karzai -- The Telegraph
Afghanistan to back Pakistan if wars with U.S.: Karzai -- Yahoo News/Reuters

U.S. Could Send More Supplies Through Uzbekistan -- Defense News/AFP
Afghans cannot afford to set up security force: former U.S. envoy -- Xinhuanet
British troops offer glimpse of life in Afghanistan -- AFP

Is US policy in Afghanistan a contradiction? -- Claire Truscott, AFP
Afghanistan must open up about its tragedies -- Nushin Arbabzadah, The Guardian

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