Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- October 5, 2011



Hamid Karzai Assassination Plot Thwarted -- The Guardian

Afghanistan's intelligence agency arrests bodyguard and five people linked to Haqqani network and al-Qaida

Afghanistan's intelligence agency has said it has thwarted a plot to assassinate President Hamid Karzai after the arrest of a bodyguard and five people with links to the Haqqani network and al-Qaida.

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) told a news conference on Wednesday that the plotters had recruited one of Karzai's bodyguards in order to kill him.

"A dangerous and educated group including teachers and students wanted to assassinate President Hamid Karzai," spokesman Lutfullah Mashal said.

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More News On Afghanistan

Haqqani Affiliates Held in Karzai Plot -- Wall Street Journal
Plot to Kill Afghan President Karzai Is Foiled -- New York Times
AFGHANISTAN: Plot to assassinate President Karzai thwarted, Kabul says -- L.A. Times
Six held over Al-Qaeda plot to kill Karzai -- AFP
Afghans say Karzai assassination plot foiled -- BBC

FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Oct 5 -- Alertnet
U.S. forces fight their way into new territory -- CBS
Taliban Using Modern Means to Add to Sway -- New York Times

Haqqani Network Poses A Threat To NATO Forces In Afghanistan -- Times of India
Afghan official: Karzai assassination plot foiled -- CBS/AP
Senior Haqqani Network Leader Killed in Afghan Airstrike -- Voice of America
NATO says top Haqqani leader killed in strike -- CNN
NATO says kills senior Haqqani commander in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Afghan airstrike kills key Haqqani leader -- UPI
Airstrike Kills Haqqani Leader, Associates -- US Department of Defense

Afghanistan Favors India and Denigrates Pakistan
-- New York Times
Afghanistan signs 1st strategic pact-with India -- Yahoo News/AP
India and Afghanistan sign security and trade pact -- Washington Post
Pressuring Pakistan, Afghanistan's Karzai signs deal with India -- Christian Science Monitor
India, Afghanistan pledge cooperation -- L.A. Times
Karzai reaches out to Pakistan over India pact -- BBC
India-Afghanistan Troop-Training Pact May Increase Tensions With Pakistan -- Bloomberg
Factbox: India's involvement in old ally Afghanistan -- Reuters

Afghanistan: After 10 years of war, life is grim for Afghans -- New York Daily News
As US marks war milestone, Afghans say insurgents are biding time -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Lens: Photographs From a Decade in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Double trouble in Afghanistan -- Washington Post editorial
Faces and stories of 10-year Afghan war -- AP

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,682 -- Yahoo News/AP

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