Friday, April 27, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- April 27, 2012

U.S. Army Spc. Cory Bell patrols during Task Force Blue Geronimo in Taghawarq village in Afghanistan's Khost province, April 14, 2012. Bell is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, Airborne, 501st Infantry Regiment. The soldiers and Afghan Border Police searched the village for a reported weapons cache to deny insurgents freedom of movement. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Amber Leach

Afghan Security Forces Attack Coalition Troops, Officials Say -- New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan —Afghan security forces apparently opened fire on NATO troops in southern Afghanistan earlier this week, American and Afghan officials revealed late Thursday and on Friday.

In one episode, a coalition soldier was killed when a man in an Afghan National Army uniform turned his weapon on NATO troops in southern Afghanistan, the American military said in a statement released Thursday night. Coalition forces killed the attacker, the statement said.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update - April 27, 2012 -- ISAF
Man in Afghan Uniform Kills US Servicemember -- Military.com/AP
'Afghan soldier' kills US serviceman -- The Telegraph
Elite Afghan soldier kills U.S. special forces mentor -- Reuters
Afghan special forces soldier kills American ally -- AFP
US soldier shot dead in Afghanistan -- BBC
Afghan policeman opens fire at checkpoint; 2 U.S. troops injured -- L.A. Times
Afghanistan's violence leaves at least 19 dead in 24 hours. -- StlToday

UK MoD Explains Reduction of 500 Service Personnel from Afghanistan -- Defpro
500 troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan, says UK defence secretary -- The Guardian
U.K. to pull forces from Afghanistan -- UPI
Thousands of US Troops Likely in Afghanistan Beyond 2014 Withdrawal Date -- US News And World Report
Canada: Tories will consider 'all options' on Afghan pullout -- CBC

Taliban website hacked as Afghan cyber war heats up -- Reuters
US envoy in Pakistan to discuss supply routes -- AP
Taliban flex muscles over motorbikes ban -- Sydney Morning Herald
Taliban closes dozens of Afghan schools -- Washington Post
Three strikes and you're out, Afghan government tells unruly clerics -- Reuters

US offers 'safe passage' to Afghan Taliban leaders -- MSNBC
Pakistan, Afghanistan, U.S. consider safe passage for Taliban peace talks -- Reuters
Afghanistan, US, Pakistan Press For Taliban Talks -- Voice of America

Afghanistan and the United States: Agreement, at last -- The Economist
Afghanistan: As good as it gets? -- Thomas E. Ricks, Best Defense/Foreign Policy

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