Monday, January 9, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- January 9, 2012

Afghan National Army Sgt. Shah Baaz, right, uses a metal detector to sweep the ground under the watch of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary Fisher during a partnered security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2011. Fisher is a fire team leader assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

Karzai’s Ultimatum Complicates U.S. Exit Strategy -- New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai’s denunciation last week of abuses at the main American prison in Afghanistan — and his abrupt demand that Americans cede control of the site within a month — surprised many here. The prison, at Bagram Air Base, is one of the few in the country where Afghan and Western rights advocates say that conditions are relatively humane.

American officials, caught off guard by the president’s order, scrambled to figure out the source of the allegations. Now they have at least part of an answer: the Afghan commission that documented the abuses appears to have focused mainly on the side of the prison run by Afghan authorities, not the American-run part, according to interviews with American and Afghan officials.

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More News On Afghanistan

War In Afghanistan News - 09 JAN 2012 -- War On Terror News
Afghan soldier kills Nato colleague -- The Telegraph
Officials: Afghan Soldier Kills NATO Colleague -- Voice of America
Gunman in Afghan uniform kills U.S. soldier -- USA Today/AP
Afghan 'soldier' kills Nato serviceman in Zabul -- BBC
Senior Taliban commander detained in Helmand province -- Khaama Press
Eight Taliban killed, 13 held in Afghanistan -- Two Circles.net
Afghan forces under threat in Helmand -- Asia Times
Guantanamo imprisonment stokes Afghan hatred of US -- AFP
Ready to fight: German soldiers’ Afghan mission shifts from reconstruction and training to engaging enemy -- Stars and Stripes
Marine Brothers: Siblings serving in Afghanistan -- CBS

Afghan peace council to send mission to Qatar -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
Taliban reject reports about talks with US -- Online International News
Afghanistan to open embassy in Greece to help deal with tens of thousands of illegal migrants -- Washington Post/AP
Afghanistan's poor face difficult decisions amid winter cold -- L.A. Times
Electricity only reaches one in three Afghans -- Reuters
Factbox - Afghanistan's electricity sector, projects -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Finding Rambo in Afghanistan! -- Zan Azlee, Malaysian Insider
'Jump-start' to nowhere -- Robert Grenier, Al Jazeera
What Is At Stake Here -- Strategy Page
Talking to the Taliban -- Rajan Menon, L.A. Times

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