Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- August 29, 2012

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Dyk, center, provides orders to his soldiers during a firefight outside Combat Outpost Charkh in Afghanistan's Logar province, Aug. 23, 2012. Dyk is assigned to Company L, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alexandra Campo

Afghan President Fires Intelligence Chief -- Wall Street Journal

KABUL—Afghanistan's president fired his intelligence chief on Wednesday, just weeks after the ministers of interior and defense were ousted by parliament, revamping the country's security establishment as international troops withdraw.

National Directorate of Security director Rahmatullah Nabil will be reappointed as an ambassador to "a foreign country," the presidential palace said, without specifying the country.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update, Aug. 29
-- ISAF
War in Afghanistan News - 29 Aug 2012 -- War On Terror News

Afghanistan intelligence chief Nabil removed by Karzai -- BBC
Afghan President Removes Intelligence Chief -- Voice of America
Karzai dismisses intelligence chief, nominates new defense and interior ministers -- Foreign Policy
Afghan President Moves to Replace Security Chiefs -- ABC News/AP
Karzai Is Overhauling Top Cabinet Posts, Western Officials Say -- New York Times
Afghan President risks deeper row with MPs over appointments -- Reuters
Afghan lawmakers criticize Karzai for dismissing NDS chief -- Khaama Press

Five Afghan Soldiers Killed In Suicide Attack -- Radio Free Europe
Afghanistan: Village slaughter rocks even the Taleban leadership -- Scotsman
Green-on-blue attacks: a shared nightmare for U.S., Afghans -- Al Arabiya News
ISAF trainers told to get closer to Afghan partners to prevent insider attacks -- Stars and Stripes
Quran burning report a window on growing Afghan-on-US violence -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor

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