Afghanistan War News Updates -- February 14, 2012

Taliban Will Not Talk Peace With Karzai Government, Spokesman Says -- CNN

(CNN) -- The Taliban have met with U.S. officials to discuss possible peace talks, but do not want to negotiate with Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government, a Taliban spokesman said Tuesday.

The spokesman's comments, rejecting a key American condition, could potentially derail American efforts for Afghans to reach a negotiated end to the decade-long war.

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More News On Afghanistan

Combined Force Captures Taliban Leader -- US Department of Defense
War in Afghanistan 14 February, 2012 -- War On Terror News
NJ Marine, 20, Killed in Combat in Afghanistan -- NBC
North Jersey Marine killed in ambush by Taliban soldiers in Afghanistan -- New York Daily News
RAF Regiment soldier killed by small arms fire on patrol in Afghanistan -- Daily Record
RAF Regiment airman killed in Afghanistan -- BBC
RAF airman shot dead in Afghanistan -- The Guardian
Chairman Optimistic That Afghan Forces Ready by 2014 -- US Department of Defense
Taliban: Changed, but still a potent threat -- AFP
Temporary departure of French troops from Afghanistan's Kapisa -- BBC
Afghan Report Blames NATO for Airstrike That Killed Children -- New York Times
Months after pardon, would-be Afghan child bombers arrested again -- L.A. Times
Soldier's death sparks debate over arming medevacs -- Stars and Stripes/AP
New wave of Canadian troops deploy to Afghanistan as part of NATO training mission -- Yahoo News/Canadian Press
U.S. Army faces controversy over Afghan base allegedly called 'Aryan'... but blames Nazi name on misspelling -- Daily Mail
Combat outpost name sparks controversy -- Army Times

Taliban say ex-defence minister dead -- Sydney Morning Herald
Taliban want death in jail explained -- DAWN
Cover-up: Taliban leader’s death in Karachi confirmed -- Express Tribune
Taliban announce death of former defense minister -- FOX News/AP

War on cold stepped up in Afghanistan -- Sydney Morning Herald
Pakistan allows NATO to ship food to Afghanistan -- AJC/AP
U.S. Cuts Cash for Its Own Afghan Exit Strategy -- Danger Room
Proposed defense spending cuts include reduced funds for Afghanistan -- AfPak Channel
Afghanistan Declares Feb. 15 "Day of Soviet Defeat" -- RIA Novosti
Mitt Romney and US Afghanistan Policy: Why We Shouldn’t “Ask the Generals” -- Nick Scott, Foreign Policy Association
Our non-withdrawal from Afghanistan -- Nick Turse, Salon

FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan -- Reuters