Monday, September 17, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- September 17, 2012


6 Harrier Jets Destroyed, 2 Damaged In Taliban Assault On Camp Bastion -- Long War Journal

Friday night's "well-coordinated" suicide assault on Camp Bastion resulted in the destruction of six US Harrier strike aircraft and significant damage to two others. The members of the suicide assault team wore US Army uniforms and "appeared to be well equipped, trained and rehearsed," the International Security Assistance Force said.

The nighttime attack, in which a suicide assault team penetrated the perimeter of Camp Bastion, a sprawling base in the Desert of Death in Helmand province, resulted in the death of two ISAF soldiers. Eight other ISAF troops and a civilian contractor were wounded in the attack. Fourteen members of the assault team were killed and one more was wounded and captured.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update, Sept. 17 -- ISAF
War in Afghanistan News - 17 Sep 2012 -- War On Terror News

Afghanistan Insider Attacks: 1 Wounded In Latest Green-On-Blue Attack
-- Huffington Post/AP
Six British and US troops killed in latest 'green on blue' attacks -- The Telegraph
Two British soldiers lured to deaths by Afghan 'policeman' who feigned injury -- The Telegraph
Eight Nato troops killed in Afghanistan -- The Guardian
UPDATE 6-Six die in weekend "insider" attacks in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Tough words from general on Afghan insider attacks -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Afghanistan: Nato air strike 'kills eight women' in Laghman -- BBC
Karzai Denounces Coalition Over Airstrikes -- New York Times
Afghan President Raps U.S. Over Bagram Prison Transfer -- Reuters
ISAF captures Taliban commander behind the downing of US helicopter -- Threat Matrix
NATO Chiefs Examine Afghan Campaign, Post-2014 Posture -- US Department of Defense

Audacious Raid on NATO Base Shows Taliban’s Reach -- New York Times
NATO releases details of brazen raid on base in Afghanistan -- CNN
4 troops killed in southern Afghanistan insider attack -- Washington Post
Foreign troops killed in southern Afghanistan -- Al Jazeera
2 British soldiers killed in Afghan insider attack -- AP
Afghanistan: Six killed by insiders, insurgents blow up $180m in jets -- Christian Science Monitor
Audacious Raid on NATO Base Shows Taliban’s Reach -- New York Times
Insurgents Posed as U.S. Troops to Strike at Afghan Air Base -- Danger Room
How The Taliban Launched An Audacious Attack On A NATO Base In Afghanistan -- The Australian/The Times
Audacious Raid on NATO Base Shows Taliban’s Reach -- New York Times
NATO releases details of brazen raid on base in Afghanistan -- CNN
I've been inside Camp Bastion - and it seemed like the safest place on earth -- The Telegraph

Afghan protest over anti-Islam film turns into melee -- CNN
Afghanistan protests against anti-Islam film turn violent -- The Guardian
Riots break out in Afghanistan in protest of anti-Islam film -- L.A. Times
Hundreds of Afghans protest near US military base, protests continue in Pakistan and Indonesia -- FOX News/AP
Protests erupt in Afghanistan as Muslim anger over film simmers -- Reuters

Marines honored for counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Afghanistan: Nato strategy at risk from 'insider threat' -- The Guardian
Afghan Handover At Risk After Attacks -- The Australian/The Times
UK military says no plan to cut short Prince Harry’s Afghan deployment after Taliban attack -- Washington Post/AP
Afghanistan 'Facing Civil War When US Troops Leave' -- The Telegraph

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