Monday, May 21, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 21, 2012



NATO Leaders Agree On Exit Plan For Afghanistan -- McClatchy News

CHICAGO — President Barack Obama and NATO allies on Sunday charted an outwardly confident path to a postwar Afghanistan, their talk tempered by a potential split in the coalition and warnings that bloodshed will continue, and perhaps escalate, when allied troops withdraw.

Obama, hosting the summit of NATO leaders in Chicago, worked to signal an election-year balance between getting the U.S. out of an unpopular war as soon as possible while insisting the U.S. and NATO will stay long enough to assure some sort of stability in Afghanistan.

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More News On Afghanistan

NATO Leaders Focus on Afghanistan Transition Plan
-- Voice of America
As Obama opens NATO summit in Chicago, focus is on winding down Afghanistan war -- Washington Post
Nato summit: Chicago braced for more protests on day two – live blog -- The Guardian
Obama: Summit Will Reflect Consensus on Afghanistan -- US Department of Defense
NATO Touts Afghan War’s End as Fighting Goes On -- Military.com
NATO takes up Obama timetable to end war in Afghanistan by 2014 -- CNN
Obama warns Nato of 'hard days ahead' in Afghanistan -- BBC
Afghans to take over security by mid-2013: NATO -- AFP
Obama Vows Continued NATO Role In Afghanistan -- International Business Times
NATO to Endorse Afghan Exit Plan, Seeks Routes Out -- Reuters
Afghanistan deadline splits NATO members -- Sydney Morning Herald
NATO chief insists no rush to exits in Afghanistan -- AP
Obama and the NATO General: Different views on Afghanistan -- Christian Science Monitor
France's early Afghan exit unsettles Germany -- Sydney Morning Herald

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update - May 21, 2012 -- ISAF
Bomber Strikes U.S. Soldiers in Southern Afghanistan -- New York Times
Suicide bomber strikes U.S. soldiers in southern Afghanistan -- Denver Post/New York Times
Taliban: NATO nations should leave war like France --AP

Pakistan supply routes row hits Nato summit -- BBC
Nato summit: US-Pakistan rift widens over supply lines into Afghanistan -- The Guardian

From M16s to Boots, Afghan Troops Feel Slighted -- Military.com
New opium production bodes ill for Afghan security -- McClatchy News
Behind The Scenes With An Afghan General In Helmand Province -- Business Insider

The young woman who dared to defy the Taliban: Afghan, 22, rebuilding her life in the U.S. after having her nose hacked off in her homeland -- Daily Mail
In Afghanistan, NATO exit plan raises concerns about stability -- Tom peter, Christian Science Monitor
NATO’s Paper Mache Agenda for Afghanistan -- Kevin Baron, National Journal
Thinking Afghan unthinkables -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Obama’s Afghanistan Problem: Neither Karzai Nor the Taliban Like the ‘Reconciliation’ Script -- Tony Karon, Time

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