Saturday, November 5, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- November 5, 2011

Major General Peter Fuller and Afghan president Hamid Karzai. The Telegraph

U.S. General in Afghanistan Relieved for Criticizing Karzai -- Wall Street Journal

KABUL—A senior U.S. military commander in Afghanistan was relieved of duty Friday night for making disparaging comments about the country's president and its top leadership, the U.S.-led coalition said.

The decision to remove Maj. Gen. Peter Fuller, deputy commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization mission to train Afghan forces, was made by the coalition commander, U.S. Gen. John Allen.

Gen. Fuller told the news web site Politico in an interview published Thursday that Afghanistan's leaders were ungrateful for U.S. assistance and "isolated from reality." The U.S. has given some $20 billion in 2010 and 2011 to train and equip Afghanistan's security forces, on top of many billions more in development assistance.

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More News On Afghanistan

Combined Force Captures Haqqani Network Leader -- US Department of Defense
ISAF Joint Command morning operational update -- Dvids
2 Haqqani leaders reported captured -- UPI
Afghan Security Under Attack As Troops Leave -- NPR
US weighs shift in strategy in Afghanistan war -- Yahoo News/AFP
Afghanistan transition is on track, senior general says -- Government Executive

Taliban leader tells his fighters to take steps to avoid harming Afghan civilians -- Washington Post
Mullah Omar tells Taliban not to kill civilians -- The Telegraph
Mullah Omar warns Taliban against hurting Afghan civilians -- The Guardian

US General Peter Fuller fired as Afghan training chief
-- BBC
U.S. General Relieved of Duty Over Remarks on Karzai -- New York Times/Reuters
US general in Afghanistan sacked for Karzai remarks -- Yahoo News/AFP
General In Afghanistan Dismissed For Dissing Karzai -- Danger Room
U.S. general: Afghan leaders 'isolated from reality' -- Politico

Sergeant denies killing Afghan civilians, admits to cutting off fingers -- CNN
Soldier accused of masterminding thrill-killings of Afghan civilians testifies in own defense -- Washington Post
Sergeant admits taking body parts -- UPI
Soldier: Afghan killings were in legitimate combat -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Pity the children of Afghanistan -- Joel Brinkley, Kansas City

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