Thursday, April 12, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- April 12, 2012

Coalition special operations forces and Afghan soldiers patrol though a valley near near Nawa Garay village in the Kajran district of Afghanistan's Daykundi province, April 3, 2012. The coalition and Afghan forces partnered to conduct operations throughout Daykundi, Uruzgan and Zabul provinces. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Dillon

Hamid Karzai Considering Early Afghan Presidential Elections In 2013 -- The Telegraph

President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday he is considering calling presidential elections a year early to lessen the strain that could be caused by foreign combat troops leaving Afghanistan.

The next presidential elections are scheduled for 2014 and the majority of Nato combat forces will leave Afghanistan by the end of that same year. At that time, Karzai will be at the end of his second five-year term and the constitution bars him from running for a third term.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update - April 11, 2012 -- ISAF
War In Afghanistan News 12 April 2012 -- War On Terror News

Two foreign troops killed by insurgents in Afghanistan
-- New York Post
Insurgent attack threatens Defence Minister Stephen Smith's plane in Afghanistan -- Adelaide Now
US to conduct its last 'clearing' operation of the Afghan war -- Long War Journal
Wraps come off special operations Afghan war plan -- AP
Afghan elite raiders say they are US equals -- DAWN/Reuters
Elite female night raiders break down barriers in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Analysis: Afghan Night-Raid Deal Largely Symbolic -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes
US-Afghan talks face tough hurdle over troops -- AFP
US Official: Progress on US-Afghan Partnership -- Voice of America
Afghanistan prepares for withdrawal of foreign troops -- ABC News (Australia)

NATO chief says Afghan 'road map' on track -- Al Jazeera
NATO commitment to Afghanistan stability unchanged says Anders Fogh Rasmussen -- The Australian/AFP
No Afghan 'security vacuum' after 2014: NATO chief Rasmussen -- Times of India/AFP
Nato confirms deadline for Afghanistan troop withdrawal -- Irish Examiner
NATO Chief Pledges To Meet Afghan Handover Goal -- Radio Free Europe

NATO Dismisses 'Russian Base' Talk -- RIA Novosti
Putin signals support for Nato Afghan supply hub -- Business Recorder

Afghan president Hamid Karzai may hold elections early -- CTV/AP
Afghanistan’s Karzai Considers Early Elections -- Voice of America
Afghanistan's Karzai considers change in election timetable -- Reuters

Airman honored with military's 2nd-highest honor for 'battle of survival' in Afghanistan -- Star Tribune/AP
In poppy war, the Taliban aim to protect a cash crop -- Mercury News/New York Times
Afghan women's struggles detailed -- Winnipeg Free Press
Afghanistan to sell scandal-hit bank in June: Official -- Asia One

Contractors Beginning To See End of Afghan Mission -- Defense News
Broke Afghans Will Cut Their Military — And Obama’s War Plan -- Danger Room
5 steps to better politics in Afghanistan -- Paul D. Miller, Foreign Policy
In Afghanistan, who follows Hamid Karzai? -- David Ignatius, Washington Post

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