Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 23, 2012

Three U.S. Army mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles provide security as leaders meet at the Khoshi District Center in Afghanistan’s Logar province, May 12, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Austin Berner

NATO Approves Plans To Transfer Combat Operations In Afghanistan -- Voice of America

NATO leaders have formally approved plans to transfer combat operations in Afghanistan to Afghan security forces by the middle of 2013. However, an agreement to reopen NATO supply lines through Pakistan never materialized at the alliance's recent summit in Chicago.

After more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, leaders of the 28 countries of NATO have agreed to wind down their combat role.

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More News On Afghanistan

War In Afghanistan News 23 May 2012 -- War On Terror News
Five aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Officials: 2 foreign doctors, 3 Afghans abducted -- USA Today/AP
Terror threat from Afghanistan and Pakistan has dropped, says David Cameron -- The Independent
Taliban, Afghan Neighbors Could Hamper NATO's Exit -- ABC News/AP
NATO summit's forgotten people: Afghan civilians -- AFP

In Afghanistan, NATO exit plan raises concerns about stability -- Christian Science Monitor
'Every year, it gets worse': Afghan-Americans have their say -- Samira Said, CNN
Valid exit strategy from Afghanistan -- Miami Herald editorial
Is Obama Really Done with Afghanistan? -- Amy Davidson, New Yorker
NATO Tries to Pivot Past Afghanistan -- Charles A. Kupchan, Council On Foreign Relations

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