Saturday, November 3, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- November 3, 2012

A coalition force member prepares his vehicle to conduct village stability operations in Khak-E-Safed in Afghanistan's Farah province, Oct. 20, 2012. Afghan National Security Forces have been taking the lead in security operations, with coalition forces as mentors, to bring security and stability to the people of Afghanistan. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau

As Foreign Troops Dwindle, Key Afghan City Sees Citizens Leaving And Taliban Returning -- FOX News/AP

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – By switching from studying business management to training as a nurse, 19-year-old Anita Taraky has placed a bet on the future of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar — that once foreign troops are gone, private-sector jobs will be fewer but nursing will always be in demand.

Besides, if the Taliban militants recapture the southern Afghan city that was their movement's birthplace and from which they were expelled by U.S.-led forces 11 years ago, nursing will likely be one of the few professions left open to women.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update, Nov 3
-- ISAF
U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan -- UPI
Combined Force Arrests Taliban Leader -- US Department of Defense
Bomb kills police chief in Afghanistan
-- Al Jazeera
Roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan kills district police chief -- Washington Post/AP
NATO death toll drops in Afghanistan in October -- Global Times/Xinhuanet
IG: ANSF construction ‘at risk of being wasted’ -- DoD Buzz
Study maps outs Afghan insider attacks -- The Hill
Torture claims halt MoD transfers to Afghan jails -- The Guardian
High Court blocks UK detainee transfers in Afghanistan -- BBC
Report: Kabul calls US assessment of Afghan forces 'baseless' -- The Hill
Survival and Dignity in an Afghan Winter
-- Kathy Kelly, Huffington Post

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