Afghanistan War News Updates -- February 10, 2012

Afghanistan's Army Recruitment Mess -- BBC

When Afghan soldier Abdul Saboor killed four French colleagues last month, he ended up hastening - by a year - France's exit from the war-torn nation. The BBC's Bilal Sarwary went to Saboor's village and uncovered a tale of deceit, raising questions about how Afghan soldiers are recruited.

When Abdul Saboor picked up his gun on 20 January, it was not to defend his country, family or honour.

He opened fire on French forces while on a joint operation hunting down a top Taliban commander in a remote part of Kapisa province last month.

"The mood was upbeat. We were just a whiff away from a big catch," one intelligence agent said.

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More News On Afghanistan

Combined Force Captures Taliban Facilitator -- US Department of Defense
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Combined operations kill eight, detain two in eastern Afghanistan -- Dvids
Officials: 2 held in death of Afghan peace broker -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Dempsey Arrives in Kabul to Meet With Military Leaders -- US Department of Defense
Dempsey arrives in Afghanistan -- UPI
Dempsey Arrives in Kabul to Meet With Military Leaders -- Defpro
Airstrike Killed Children, Karzai Says -- New York Times/AP
NATO investigates report of Afghan civilian deaths -- CNN
Delays and higher costs ahead with Afghan private security handover -- Washington Post/AP
Afghan Troops Will Be “Good Enough” To Handle the Country’s Security by 2014 Says U.S. General -- Ottawa Citizen

Pentagon Counters Dim Assessment of Afghan War -- New York Times
Pentagon investigates colonel over critical report on US progress in Afghanistan -- MSNBC

NATO supplies transported through Pak airspace: Munter -- Economic Times
NATO supplies from Pakistani airspace never stopped: Pentagon -- The Nation

No punishment for 'Nazi flag' US marines -- News24
Marines: Nazi flag was mistaken for their own -- Christian Science Monitor
Groups demand new probe into Marine photo -- AP
Camp Pendleton Marines posed with Nazi SS symbol in Afghanistan -- L.A Times

Amnesty International: Afghan Refugee Crisis Grows -- Voice of America
How to Help Kabul’s Refugees -- Rod Nordland, New York Times
Teenage girl from Afghanistan to box at Olympics -- Yahoo news Sports
What's The Truth About The War In Afghanistan? -- NPR (Audio)