Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 30, 2012

A mine roller leads a combat logistics patrol as they depart Combat Outpost Qara Bagh in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 26, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

Civilian Casualties In Afghanistan Falling In 2012, U.N. Says -- New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — Civilian casualties in Afghanistan dropped significantly in the first four months of 2012 as a smaller proportion was attributed to coalition and Afghan forces compared to a year ago, the United Nations director in the country said on Wednesday.

At a news conference, Jan Kubis, the United Nations special representative to Afghanistan, said 579 civilian deaths and 1,216 civilian injuries had been recorded in the first four months of 2012. The combined figures represent a 21 percent reduction from the same period last year.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update - May 30, 2012 -- ISAF
Combined Force Kills 2 Insurgents in Firefight -- US Department of Defense
For U.S. Troops, One More Big Push In Afghanistan -- NPR
Afghanistan: 2 NATO Service Members Killed -- ABC/AP
Al-Qaida number two in Afghanistan killed, Nato says -- The Guardian
NATO airstrike kills al-Qaeda's second-highest leader in Afghanistan -- Daily Mail/AP
Eight Afghan police killed in Badakhshan Taliban clash -- BBC
Eight Afghan Police Killed In Taliban Attack -- Radio Free Europe
Afghan security forces kill 24 militants -- UPI
The Taliban’s revenge -- Maclean
Afghan insurgents target safest province Bamiyan -- Reuters
Internal reports highlight threats to Afghan police force -- CNN
US unit in remote Afghan province hopes village with vital link will side with the government -- Stars and Stripes

Afghan civilian deaths drop 21 percent: UN -- AFP
U.N.: Afghan civilian casualties fall -- UPI

Pakistan, Afghanistan meet to decide future of 3 million refugees -- Express Tribune
For Pakistani truckers, NATO route row is all about the money -- Reuters

Another mass poisoning in Afghanistan, as women flee fearing Taliban
-- RT
Afghan poisoning scares: Mass hysteria stemming from fear of the Taliban? -- RT
Afghan school poisonings an omen? -- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, CNN

What will U.S. warlords lead us into next? -- Andrew Alexander, Daily Mail
The war in Afghanistan is far from over -- Gary Schmitt, FOX News
Drugs: A war lost in Afghanistan -- Nigel Inkster, Foreign Policy

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,857 -- AP

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