Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 3, 2012

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Timothy Harting stands by as an Afghan soldier questions a villager about the presence of insurgents in the area during a combined patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, April 28, 2012. Harting, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

Pentagon Signals 'Acute' Problems In Afghanistan, Even As US Cuts Forces -- Christian Science Monitor

The presence of Al Qaeda and Taliban safe havens in Pakistan remains unresolved – and may be beyond the capacity of the US military to fix, a new report to Congress concludes.

Largely overshadowed by President Obama’s trip to Afghanistan, the Pentagon Tuesday released a congressionally mandated report on the progress of the war that acknowledged a “resilient” Taliban and pointed to “long-term and acute challenges" for a US military whose presence on the ground will decline considerably in many of the most violent areas of the country in the months to come.

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ISAF Joint Command morning operational update - May 3, 2012 -- ISAF
War In Afghanistan News 3 May 2012 -- War On Terror News
Major Terrorist Attack Thwarted in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Afghanistan: Pakistani driving truck bomb arrested -- FOX News/AP
Taliban Starts Annual Afghan Offensive -- Time/AP
Taliban takes blame for Afghan raids -- UPI
Taliban Tries to Recruit Afghan Officials to Attack U.S. -- ABC News
Afghanistan death soldier Michael Roland to be repatriated -- BBC
US soldier dies of rabies after dog bite in Afghanistan -- FOX News
Countries agree on $1.9B Afghan refugee strategy -- FOX News/AP
Afghanistan security deal Obama signed has holes -- AP
US-Afghan Security Pact Doesn't Rule Out Drone Strikes In Pakistan -- International Business Times

Political Development Lags in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Afghanistan Strategic Partnership May Hinge On Immunity For U.S. Troops -- Joshua Hersh, Huffington Post
From threats to join the Taliban to handshakes with Obama: Why Karzai signed -- Washington Post/AP
What The Afghanistan Deal Means For U.S. Troops -- NPR
A viable plan for making Afghanistan safe from terror -- Julian Lewis, The Telegraph
Does deal mark new era in US-Afghan relations? -- Dawood Azami, BBC
Weekly Standard: The War Beyond Afghanistan -- Daniel Halper, NPR
Obama's strategic retreat in Afghanistan -- Jeremi Suri, CNN