Afghanistan War News Updates -- October 6, 2011

Pakistan To Afghanistan: Stop 'Playing Politics' -- Voice of America

Pakistan is calling on Afghanistan to refrain from "playing politics" following Afghan allegations of Pakistani involvement in recent high-profile attacks.

Afghanistan's intelligence agency has said that the assassination of the country's top peace envoy, former President Burhanuddin Rabbani, was planned in Pakistan and carried out by a Pakistani citizen.

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More News On Pakistan

Pakistan warns Afghanistan after pact with India -- Yahoo News/AP
Pakistan warns Afghanistan after pact with India -- Dawn/AP
Pakistan warns Afghanistan to behave responsibly in the wake of new pact with India -- Washington Post/AP
Pakistan angered by Afghan allegations on Rabbani -- Reuters

Karzai Reassures Pakistan on India Deal -- Voice of America
Karzai Tries to Soothe Pakistan Over Warmer Relations With India -- New York Times

'Sophisticated' Hamid Karzai assassination cell Pakistan link -- The Australian/AP
Afghan agents foil al-Qaeda plot to kill Karzai -- Sydney Morning Herald
Plot to kill Afghan President Karzai foiled, officials say -- Washington Post
Afghanistan breaks up campus cell plotting against Karzai, U.S. -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Plot to Kill Afghan President Karzai Is Foiled -- New York Times
Afghans say plot to kill President Hamid Karzai uncovered -- L.A. Times

Airstrike Kills Haqqani Leader, Associates -- US Department of Defense
Forces Kill Insurgents in Eastern Afghanistan Firefight -- US Department of Defense
NATO-Led Forces Kill Senior Haqqani Militant in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Afghan troops ‘applying the lessons learned’ -- Globe And Mail

Afghans Rally in Kabul, Demand NATO Troops Leave -- New York Times/AP
Afghans Rally in Kabul -- Wall Street Journal
Afghans demand immediate U.S., NATO pullout -- CBS/AP
Hundreds of Afghans demonstrate in Kabul, demand withdrawal of foreign troops -- Washington Post/AP

After Decade of War, Afghans Mull Taliban Return -- New York Times/Reuters
Severe drought hits Afghanistan -- UPI
Afghanistan appeals for aid as drought looms -- BBC
5 voices: What is needed for success in Afghanistan? -- CNN
Wrong signals in Indian-Afghan deal -- Sandy Gordon, The Australian
UK military deaths in Afghanistan -- BBC (Photo gallery)
Afghanistan: Ten years of war -- The Economist
Timeline: Afghanistan, 10 years since war began -- Yahoo News/Reuters