Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 24, 2012

U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, center, expresses his appreciation after a ceremony making him an honorary Marine at the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. U.S. Army Gen. John R. Allen, center left, commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, presided over the ceremony. Crocker is the 75th person to be named an honorary Marine. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. April Campbell

Afghanistan: The Troubled U.S. Effort -- Al Kamen, Washington Post

“Little America,” our colleague Rajiv Chandrasekaran’s stunning new book on this country’s efforts to defeat the Taliban, is not as fun as his “Imperial Life in the Emerald City,” which re-counted the rollicking early days of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad.

The ineffable stupidity in Iraq, the colossal miscalculations, the spectacular arrogance, were all so ridiculous you laughed to keep from crying.

Read more ....

More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update, July 24 -- ISAF
War in Afghanistan News - 24 July 2012 -- War on Terror News
Combined Force Kills Insurgents, Detains Others -- US Department of Defense
Gunmen shoot dead American civilian in Afghanistan -- Boston Herald/AP
Gunmen kill US civilian in Afghanistan: officials -- AFP
Afghan Security Forces Say Major Hotel Attack Foiled -- New York Times/Reuters
Navy Seabees boost morale of US, coalition troops in Afghanistan -- Dvids

Gunmen attack NATO supply convoy in Pakistan, killing 2 -- CNN
Gunmen carry out first attack on NATO convoy in Pakistan since supply route reopened, 1 killed -- Washington Post/AP
Gunmen attack NATO supply trucks in Pakistan: officials -- AFP

A day after Kabul’s warning to Pakistan, more cross-border shelling reported -- Washington Post
Deadly rocket attacks straining Afghanistan-Pakistan relations -- Stars and Stripes
Afghanistan warns Pak over cross-border shelling -- Hindustan Times/AFP

After 30 years, Pakistan rolls up welcome mat for Afghan refugees -- McClatchy News
Karzai presses for political solutions -- UPI
Afghanistan demands list from diplomats in anti-graft fight -- Reuters
Obama jabs at Romney on Iraq, Afghanistan as campaigning resumes after Colo. shooting pause -- Washington Post/AP
Afghan Cabinet Raises Concern About Mining Legislation, to West’s Unease -- New York Times
Afghanistan's Corruption Imperils Its Future—and American Interests -- Ben Heineman Jr., The Atlantic
Aid with strings for Afghanistan -- Japan Times editorial
Promoting Economic Development In Afghanistan -- Voice of America editorial

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