Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- March 27, 2012



Mass Suicide Attack Foiled On Same Day As Two British Soldiers Were Shot Dead By Afghan Army Officer At Compound Gates -- Daily Mail

* Planned attack targeting buses in capital of Kabul
* 11 suicide jackets seized from ministry of defence
* Army officer told sentries he was government security
* Soldiers shot dead attacker in gunfight

A mass suicide attack which was to target buses in the Afghan capital of Kabul has been foiled.

Intelligence officials seized 11 custom made 'suicide jackets' in the country's ministry of defence, less than a mile from the presidential palace.

Several Afghans, some reportedly soldiers in the Afghan National Army, were arrested and are now being questioned.

The discovery came on the same day two British servicemen were murdered by a renegade Afghan soldier who tried to trick his way into their fortified base.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update - March 27, 2012 -- ISAF
Afghanistan: Overview -- Yahoo News
War In Afghanistan News - 27 March 2012 -- War On Terror News

Militant leader in Afghanistan reportedly killed in joint strike -- Washington Post
Senior IMU Leader Reported Killed In Afghanistan -- Radio Free Europe
NATO says kills senior militant in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Senior Leader Of Uzbek Terror Group Killed In Afghanistan -- RTT News

Afghan arrests after authorities foil 'suicide attack'
-- BBC
Suicide Vests Found Inside Afghan Defense Ministry, Soldiers Arrested -- NPR
Afghan Soldiers Arrested in Suspected Attack Against Government -- New York Times
11 suicide vests found at Afghan military HQ -- CBS
'Mass Suicide Attack' Foiled In Afghanistan -- SKY News
Afghanistan Rejects Reports Of Foiling Massive Suicide Attack -- Radio Free Europe

Afghan security forces kill 3 NATO troops, reflecting a spike in tensions -- Washington Post/AP
Three ISAF Soldiers Killed By Afghans In Uniform -- Radio Free Europe
Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan sees success despite troop slayings -- Washington Times
Top US Commander Examines Leadership Issues in Afghan Killings -- Voice of America
Gen. Allen: Afghan relations bruised, not broken -- CBS
Leon Panetta says attacks by Afghans are not a trend -- The Telegraph
ISAF commander: rogue Afghan army attacks 'to be expected' -- The Telegraph
Two British troops killed in Afghanistan: timeline of 'green on blue' killings -- The Telegraph

'You did your absolute best': Coroner praises comrades of tragic woman soldier who risked their lives to save her after mine blast -- Daily Mail
Soldiers risked lives trying to save fatally injured colleague in Afghanistan -- the Guardian
Bomb disposal expert Lisa Head died after Afghanistan blast -- BBC

Poll: Support for war in Afghanistan hits all-time low -- CBS
Poll: Support for War in Afghanistan Drops Sharply -- Report -- Yahoo News/National Journal
Poll: Record 69% oppose Afghanistan war -- Politico

Billions in cash smuggled out of Afghanistan every year -- CNN
US advisers teach self defense to Afghan air force women -- Dvids
3 Issues Driving White House's Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal Plans -- US News and World Report

Taliban's peace options limited -- Brian M Downing, Asia Times
War Chief: Afghans Will Take Combat Lead Next Year -- Danger Room
Nato deaths raise tension over Afghanistan strategy -- Nick Hopkins, The Guardian
Rushing for the exits: The wrong lesson of A’stan -- Arthur Herman, New York Post
War Fatigue -- Mark Thompson, Time
Afghans do not want the tanks to leave, and nor should we -- Jillian Hocking, Sydney Morning Herald
O'Hanlon: My interview with General John Allen -- CNN

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