Saturday, May 19, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 19, 2012

Taliban Death Threats: The West's Afghan Workers Fear NATO Withdrawal -- Spiegel Online

With the German army pulling out of Afghanistan in 2014, hundreds of Afghan workers fear they will become victims of revenge by the Taliban, who have already condemned them as traitors. German authorities are already preparing for a wave of visa applications.

When Muhammad Shah* goes to the mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif, he's always got the year 2014 in his prayers. "Every day I pray to Allah that international troops won't withdraw from my country in two years," says the 27-year-old Afghan. "Not only will I lose my job -- I will also have to fear for my life and those of my family."

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More News On Afghanistan

Combined Force Seizes Opium Cache -- US Department of Defense
8 militants killed in Afghanistan -- UPI
NATO airstrike kill 8 militants in Maidan Wardak province -- Khaama Press
Police: Suicide bomber attacks checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan, kills 8 -- Washington Post
On joint U.S.-Afghan mission, balancing suspicion and ambition -- Washington Post

UN Urges Massive Support for Afghan Forces -- AP
Afghanistan Fundraising Goal Elusive Before NATO Summit -- Reuters
NATO scales down its goals for Afghanistan as financial commitment dwindles -- Globe and Mail
For Afghanistan's Karzai, funding tops NATO summit agenda -- L.A. Times

Following Obama meeting, France’s Hollande promises different approach to Afghan aid -- Washington Post
France's Hollande Sticking to Early Afghan Pullout -- ABC News/AP

Afghan war will cost British taxpayers £20 billion by time mission is complete -- The Telegraph
In Afghanistan, a Boom in Red Bull -- The Daily Beast
A glimpse of life after Nato in Afghanistan's wild east -- BBC

Corruption is Afghanistan's biggest problem as foreign forces prepare to leave -- CBS
As NATO prepares to talk security, Afghans talk corruption -- Stars and Stripes

Afghanistan security for less? How low can NATO go?
-- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Mointor
False economy of skimping on Afghan forces -- Mark Urban, BBC
Don’t abandon Afghan women -- Laura Bush, Washington Post
NATO and Afghanistan -- New York Times editorial
Afghanistan after the US: What's next? -- Tom Peter, Christian Science Monitor

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