Afghanistan War News Updates -- November 7, 2011

U.S. Marines and sailors conduct a dismounted patrol to support Operation Eastern Storm in the Kajaki Sofla district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 15, 2011. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Clark

Afghans: Obama Wasting Time Talking To Terrorists -- Washington Times

A group of senior Afghan lawmakers says the Obama administration is wasting its time in trying to make peace with the Haqqani Network, a Pakistan-based terrorist group U.S. officials have accused of killing Americans and attacking the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan.

Washington should instead increase pressure on Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency to cut its ties to the Haqqanis, withhold millions of dollars of aid to Islamabad and attack the militants in their safe havens, the lawmakers told The Washington Times this week.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update -- Dvids
Spanish soldier shot dead in Afghanistan: defence ministry -- Expatica
Roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan kills police chief, 2 bodyguards -- Washington Post
Afghanistan bombing kills at least 7 outside mosque -- L.A. Times
8 Killed in Afghan Bombing Days After Mullah’s Rebuke -- New York Times
‘America’s Battalion’ arrives in Afghanistan -- DVids
Helmand killing fields to be handed back to Britain -- The Telegraph
US to halve troops in troubled Afghan province -- Sydney Morning Herald
Will UK troops replace US in Sangin? -- British Forces News

Australian PM Gillard rallies troops in Afghanistan -- The Age
Julia Gillard flies into Afghanistan after attack to rally Diggers -- The Australian
New danger for Diggers -- The Age

Moderate earthquake shakes northern Afghanistan; no injuries reported -- Washington Post
Ordinary Afghans Voicing Increasing Distrust Of Pakistan's Intentions -- Eurasianet.org
Price crash hits Afghanistan capital Kabul's 'poppy palaces' -- The Australian

What Obama Considers Diplomacy, the Taliban Considers Defeat -- Ahmad Majidyar, NRO
Analysis: Little hope seen of Taliban settlement before 2014 -- Reuters
Power game in Afghanistan: Will General Kayani have his way? -- Rediff
No Responsible Exit from Afghanistan -- Amitai Etzioni, National Interest
Why the Haqqani Network is The Wrong Target -- Seth Jones, Foreign Affairs