Thursday, January 5, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- January 5, 2011



Taliban Ready For Talks, Purported Spokesman Says -- CNN

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The Afghan Taliban are prepared to open an "office outside the country for talks with foreigners," a purported spokesman for the movement said in a statement released Tuesday.

The statement could signal the Taliban's public willingness to talk to the United States for the first time.

Calling himself "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan spokesman," Zabiullah Mujaheed said the Taliban have a "preliminary agreement with Qatar and other respective sides."

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More News On Afghanistan

Mullah Omar confirms peace talks with US -- Zee News
US denies deal on freeing Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo -- The Guardian
Karzai appears to endorse U.S., Taliban talks over Qatar office -- CNN
Karzai concerned over role in Afghan peace talks: official -- DAWN/AFP
Afghan President Karzai supports direct U.S.-Taliban talks -- Washington Post
Afghan president welcomes possible accord to open Taliban office in Qatar for talks with US -- Washington Post/AP
Karzai Gives a Lukewarm Welcome to Taliban Talks -- New York Times

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update -- Dvids
ISAF Commander Condemns Suicide Attacks in Kandahar -- US Department of Defense
Afghan tribal elder gunned down in Helmand province -- L.A. Times
Afghan official gunned down on way to mosque -- AP
ANSF successfully free 11 Afghan police hostages -- War On Terror News
Pentagon says Pak to reopen NATO supply routes soon -- SANA
Cost of Canadian withdrawal from Afghanistan could climb due to blocked Pakistan border -- National Post/Post Media News
‘AfPak Hands’ Program Pays Dividends in Afghanistan, Pakistan -- US Department of Defense
Marines control air in southwestern Afghanistan -- Dvids
Afghan Winter doesn’t cool fight from the air -- MIlitary.com

Two Britons charged over carrying AK-47s in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Afghanistan arrests British contractors with guns -- Boston.com/AP
Two Britons arrested with 30 guns in Afghanistan -- BBC

Child bride’s torture shocks Afghans, shows women’s rights shortfall 10 years after Taliban -- Washington Post/AP
Police arrest tortured child bride's father-in-law - but hunt goes on for husband of Afghan girl locked in a toilet prison for refusing to work as a prostitute -- Daily Mail

Iran intensifies efforts to influence policy in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Talking to the Taliban:an elusive peace in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Obama must keep US military in Afghanistan to counter China, Russia -- Alexander Benard, Christian Science Monitor
Talking With the Taliban -- New York Times editorial
The risks of talking with the Taliban -- Washington Post editorial

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,741
-- Yahoo News/AP

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