Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- June 6, 2012

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jake Jones and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Frank Worsham have tea with some Afghan soldiers and villagers in the Tani district in Afghanistan's Khost province, May 28, 2012. Jones, a platoon leader, and Worsham, a support officer, are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William Begley

Suicide Bombing In Kandahar, Airstrike In Logar Mark Deadly Day In Afghanistan -- McClatchy News

KABUL, Afghanistan — Twenty-two civilians were killed and 50 wounded in a double suicide bombing on Wednesday in the restive southern province of Kandahar, while a further 18 were reported killed in a U.S.-led coalition airstrike in eastern Logar province.

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), as the coalition is formally known, has disputed the report of casualties from the airstrike.

But even if the 18 Logar casualties are not confirmed, the attack at Kandahar will make this the bloodiest day in Afghanistan since a suicide bomber struck a Shiite shrine at Kabul in December, killing 84 civilians and wounding as many as 200.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update - June 6, 2012 -- ISAF
Afghan-led, Coalition-supported Force Detains Taliban Leader -- US Department of Defense
23 killed as suicide bombers target Nato's largest base in southern Afghanistan -- Daily Mail
Dozens of Afghan civilians die in bloody day -- AFP
Afghanistan suffers day of bloodshed at hands of Nato and Taliban -- The Guardian
Twin suicide bombings in Afghanistan's Kandahar kill 20 civilians -- Reuters
Suicide bombers kill 22 civilians at Afghan market -- AP
Kandahar hit by suicide attackers -- BBC
22 Killed in Southern Afghanistan Suicide Bombings -- Voice of America
Twin Afghanistan suicide bombing kills 23: police -- AFP
Afghanistan bomber kills 21 at market outside sprawling Kandahar military base -- CBS
Dual suicide blasts near NATO base kill 22 Afghans, injure dozens -- L.A. Times
NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, 2 dead -- AP
Nato in deadly Afghan air strike in Logar province -- BBC

Pakistan and Taliban acused of poisoning Afghan schoolchildren -- The Telegraph
Afghan officials say Taliban poisoned schoolgirls -- FOX News/AP
Suicide bombings in Afghanistan highlight difficult task ahead for US, NATO -- Christian Science Monitor
U.S. Wants Greater Role for India in Afghanistan -- New York Times/Reuters
Central Asia group seeks bigger Afghanistan role -- AP
China's Hu Sees Role for Regional Bloc in Afghanistan -- New York Times/Reuters
Why China is likely to get more involved in Afghanistan -- Christian Science Monitor
Afghanistan and the Karzai connection -- Christopher J. Fettweis, L.A. Times

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,870 -- AP

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