Monday, September 24, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- September 24, 2012



Taliban Release Video Of Planning For Camp Bastion Assault -- Long War Journal

The Taliban released a video clip that shows their fighters preparing for the Sept. 14 suicide assault on Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The video includes footage of a planning session in front of a whiteboard that has a map of the base; the video also shows two of the fighters delivering their wills. The al Qaeda organization and a former Guantanamo Bay detainee were likely involved in the attack, US intelligence officials have told The Long War Journal.

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More News On Afghanistan

28 Taliban militants killed, 54 arrested in Afghanistan within day -- Xinhuanet
NZ soldiers head to Afghanistan for last time -- New Zealand Herald
Prince William wants to join Prince Harry in Afghanistan -- Examiner

Camp Bastion assault: Details emerge of Taliban attack -- BBC
Aftermath of Taliban attack at Camp Bastion -- BBC
Taliban release video purporting to shows insurgents planning recent attack on NATO base -- Washington Post/AP
Slain Marine commander’s actions in Afghanistan called heroic -- Washington Post

Army captain who died in 'suspected suicide' in Camp Bastion was 'unbelievably clever' and had a first-class degree from Oxford University -- Daily Mail
Afghanistan death soldier named -- BBC
Afghanistan: Oxford graduate officer shot himself day before 30th birthday -- The Telegraph
Soldier killed in Afghanistan is named -- The Guardian

Marines face criminal charges over Afghan urination video -- Reuters
US Marines recommended for trial for urination video -- BBC
Two US Marines face courts martial over Taliban urination -- AFP
Marines to court-martial 2 staff sergeants in urination on bodies of Taliban fighters, photos -- Washington Post/AP

China’s Security Chief Makes Surprise Visit to Afghan Capital -- Bloomberg Businessweek
China and Afghanistan sign security and economic agreements -- Global Post
China and Afghanistan sign economic and security deals -- BBC
Top China official visits Afghanistan, signs security deal -- Reuters

Afghanistan birth soldier named as Lance Bombardier Lynette Pearce -- The Telegraph
Promise of education takes hold for new generation of Afghans -- Stars and Stripes
Afghan female factory workers facing the sack -- The Telegraph
Forget the Taliban, Chinese copper miners are the new threat to Afghanistan’s Buddhas -- Daily Mail
The rise of Afghanistan's media: What you need to know -- BBC
Auditing the US surge in Afghanistan -- Jonathan Rue, The Guardian


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