Afghanistan War News Updates -- November 28, 2011

BAGRAM TAKEOFF
U.S. Air Force personnel aboard a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter take off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 19, 2011. The airmen are assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht

Pakistan Warns NATO Attack Threatens Afghanistan Peace -- New York Times/Reuters

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan ratcheted up pressure on NATO on Monday over a cross-border attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at the weekend, threatening to drastically reduce cooperation on peace efforts in Afghanistan.

The incident has complicated Washington's bid both to ease a crisis in relations with Islamabad and stabilise the region as it tries to wind down the war in Afghanistan.

"This could have serious consequences in the level and extent of our cooperation," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told Reuters.

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More News On Afghanistan

Update: AfPak Attack -- Time
Afghanistan: Fire from Pakistan Led to Attack -- Time/AP
Pakistan denies firing provoked Nato border attack -- BBC
Pakistan Halts Supplies to U.S. Troops -- Bloomberg
Pakistan border closure raises NATO supply fears -- AFP
Factbox: NATO supply routes into Afghanistan -- Reuters
Pakistan border closure will have little effect on Nato's Afghanistan campaign -- The Guardian
Pakistan's reaction to border post air strike leaves Nato tactics in disarray -- The Guardian
Taliban, artillery, and lies in Mohmand Agency -- Long War Journal
Afghanistan worried about regional security, relations with Pakistan -- Express Tribune

Report: Taliban demoralized in Afghanistan -- UPI
Soldier killed in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AFP
2 NATO soldiers killed during operation Taliban fire missile at Bagram Airfield -- Frontier Post
At least 10 Taliban militants killed In Kandahar province -- Khaama Press
Combined Force Captures Taliban Leader -- US Department of Defense
Afghanistan: Bribing the Taliban May Be Paying Off -- Mark Thompson, Time
Taliban fighters get £100 a month to stop shooting our troops -- Daily Mail

Afghan President Says Second Troop Transition to Begin Soon -- Voice of America
NATO Giving Afghans More Areas to Control -- New York Times
Karzai announces new areas to come under Afghan control -- Washington Post
Half of Afghanistan switching to local control: Karzai -- Yahoo News/AFP
Karzai: Afghan forces to take lead in more areas -- AP
Afghanistan announces second phase of security handover -- CNN
Afghan security transfer expands -- UPI

Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan fight opium smuggling -- Yahoo News/AP
Troops exit adds pressure to reducing Afghan opium -- Reuters

Afghanistan is safer today but still needs our help -- Simon Glass, Washington Post
Translating Afghanistan -- Anne Jolis, Wall Street Journal
The Afghan General Who Fell to Earth -- Ron Moreau and Sami Yousafzai, The Daily Beast