U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers patrol in Sangin in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 11, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sean Searfus
Months After Americans Leave, An Afghan Base In Disrepair -- Washington Post
JALREZ VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN — After U.S. soldiers left Combat Outpost Conlon in February — packing up weapons, generators and portable toilets — their Afghan successors rushed to the American barracks and command center, eager to inspect their inheritance.
The Afghans renamed Conlon in Dari and scrawled Koran verses on the walls. The base was now theirs, and they were proud.
Months later, it’s a dismal scene. The 240 Afghan soldiers are down to three hours of electricity a day. Almost all of their vehicles have broken down. They don’t have the night-vision goggles needed to guard their base after sunset.
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ISAF Joint Command morning operational update, Aug. 3 -- ISAF
War in Afghanistan News - 3 Aug 2012 -- War on Terror News
2 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan -- CBS/AP
Afghanistan: 7 killed in gun battle and bomb attack -- The Journal.ie
Afghan suicide attack on Kabul thwarted -- The Telegraph
Five Haqqani men dead as Kabul ‘suicide attack foiled’ -- The Nation/AFP
Taliban denies role in Kabul attacks -- UPI
24 Insurgents Killed in Operations in Afghanistan -- CRIEnglish
2 Afghan police, 3 civilians killed following blast in Logar -- Khaama Press
At Least 19 Injured in Afghanistan Mosque Bomb Blast -- RIA Novosti
Afghan officials: Local policeman kills 11 people in southern Afghanistan -- Washington Post/AP
Afghan local police commander kill 17 civilians in Uruzgan -- Khaama Press
Afghan security forces demonstrate professionalism, eliminate militants -- Global Times/Xinhuanet
Tug-of-war over NATO bases -- Deutsche Welle
New US Envoy to Afghanistan Confirmed -- Voice of America
Senate Approves New Ambassador to Afghanistan -- Reuters
BIO: Ambassador James Cunningham -- War on Terror News
Afghanistan finance minister accused of corruption earned PhD at Carleton -- Ottawa Citizen
Afghan finance minister faces corruption investigation -- Reuters
Afghans fear future after foreign troops leave even after donor nations pledge ongoing support -- Washington Post/AP
U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Raises Deep Concerns -- Deb Riechmann, Huffington Post
America's 7 mistakes in Afghanistan -- Michael Rubin, Special to CNN
Afghanistan's Next Steps -- Haruhiko Kuroda, US News and World Report
Afghanistan: Eyeing the exits -- James Kitfield, Government Executive/National Journal
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