Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- December 28, 2011

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Johnson, left, and U.S. Army Capt. James Nelson, right, and Hader, an interpreter, speak with elders in the Shorbak Desert, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2011. Johnson is a platoon sergeant, Nelson is a civil affairs officers both assigned to 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry. The soldiers are in the area to speak with locals to better understand the area. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Phil Kernisan

Murder Plots, Theft -- We’ll Get There -- Stars And Stripes

SHERGAL, Afghanistan — The U.S. and Afghan soldiers who occupy a roadside outpost near this village in northern Kunar province work in buildings a half-block apart. They meet daily to discuss reports of insurgent activity and almost as often to drink tea or eat rice and naan.

Much has changed since the summer day when the Americans caught an Afghan commander conspiring to kill them.

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More News On Afghanistan

FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Dec 28 -- Reuters
War In Afghanistan News 28 December 2011 -- War On Terror News
Force Captures Taliban Leader in Helmand Province -- US Department of Defense
3 NATO Troops Killed by Bomb in Afghanistan -- Time/AP
Three Nato soldiers killed in roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Bomb kills three NATO troops in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AFP
The US Has Reportedly Lost Another Drone, This Time In Afghanistan -- Business Insider
Afghan local security force not yet disbanded: NATO -- AFP
Karzai Grabs Local Forces -- Wall Street Journal
Afghanistan tells NATO to disband local force, may open rift -- Reuters
Taliban say US to face fate like Soviets -- Online News
The Growth of Governance in Now Zad, Afghanistan -- War On Terror News
Afghan Girl Imprisoned by In-Laws Rescued -- Voice of America
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,737 -- yahoo News/AP

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