Friday, January 20, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- January 20, 2012



Allies See Day Of Heavy Loss In Afghanistan -- CNN

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Allied forces have suffered a day of strong losses in Afghanistan in a helicopter crash that killed 6 U.S. Marines and an attack that killed four French service members and raised the prospect of France withdrawing its troops early.

The Marines died after their CH 53 helicopter crashed in Helmand province, a U.S. military official said. The NATO-led force reported no enemy activity in the area, but the Taliban later claimed credit for bringing down the copter.

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More News On Afghanistan

10 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan in 24 hours -- Yahoo News/AP
Afghanistan: Four French troops and six NATO soldiers killed in separate incidents -- Scotsman

France Threatens Afghan Withdrawal
-- Wall Street Journal
France threatens to pull troops out of Afghanistan after four soldiers killed -- The Telegraph
France mulls Afghan exit after unarmed troops 'murdered' -- AFP
France halts training after Afghan soldier kills 4 French troops -- Washington Post
France Suspends Afghan Army Role After Four Soldiers Killed -- Bloomberg Businessweek
France Suspends Afghan Military Operations After Troop Deaths -- Voice of America
France Mulls Early Afghanistan Pullout As 4 Killed -- NPR/AP

Afghanistan helicopter crash kills 6 NATO troops
-- L.A. Times
U.S. copter crashes in Afghanistan; 6 dead -- CBS/AP
Afghanistan Helicopter Crash: Marines Reportedly Killed -- Huffington Post
6 Marines die in Afghanistan helicopter crash -- MSNBC
Six U.S. marines killed as helicopter crashes in Afghanistan -- Daily Mail
Six Nato soldiers killed in Afghan helicopter crash -- BBC

War In Afghanistan News 20 January 2012
-- War On Terror News
Insurgents Use Vehicle Bomb to Attack Kandahar Airfield -- US Department of Defense
Afghanistan’s Soldiers Step Up Killings of Allied Forces -- New York Times
Taliban suicide car bomber kills seven in blast outside U.S. military base -- Daily Mail
Bomb attacks kill 19 in southern Afghanistan -- Washington Post
20 killed in Afghanistan suicide bombings -- Edmonton Journal/McClatchy News
Marine tape reaction sets Taliban fighters against commanders -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Costs soar for new war supply routes -- Stars and Stripes/AP
NATO head indicates Afghan forces could be smaller -- Reuters

US has new confidence in peace talks with Taliban -- FOX News/AP
Taliban-U.S. peace talks look more likely; military worried -- USA Today/AP
Taliban Commanders Endorse U.S. Talks -- Wall Street Journal
Karzai Aide Says U.S. Isn’t Providing Enough Details About Taliban Talks -- New York Times
Afghan government feels out of the loop on talks -- Washington Post

McMaster: Afghan anti-corruption drive is working -- Washington Post
How France's threat to pull out of Afghanistan could impact NATO -- Tom A. Peter, Christian Science Monitor

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