Afghanistan War News Updates -- December 5, 2011

Taliban Could Return, Karzai Warns Bonn Conference -- CNN

Bonn, Germany (CNN) -- The Taliban could make a comeback and take over Afghanistan again, the country's President Hamid Karzai warned Monday at an international conference on Afghanistan's future.

"If we lose this fight, we are threatened with a return to a situation like that before Sept 11, 2001," Karzai said.

There has been progress in Afghanistan since the overthrow of the Taliban in the wake of the hijacked plane attacks on the United States, he said.

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Clinton pledges continued support to Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
West pledges continued support to Afghanistan -- AP
Afghanistan's allies pledge to stay for long haul -- Yahoo News/Reuters
U.S., allies pledge Afghanistan support -- CBS/AP
World debates price of peace in Afghanistan -- MSNBC
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Afghanistan to Appeal for Aid Until 2030 as Global Donors Discuss Plight -- Bloomberg
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Bomb blast hits minibus, kills 5 Afghan civilians -- CBS/AP
Minibus hits roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, killing 5 Afghan civilians, police say -- Washington Post/AP

Hamid Karzai 'to hold on to power in Afghanistan after 2014' -- The Telegraph
Afghanistan says it will need outside aid until 2025 -- Washington Post
West's Afghan Resolve Tested by Economy, Crises -- New York Times
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