Friday, November 9, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- November 9, 2012

A U.S. service member speaks with an Afghan local police commander during a meeting in Khost village in Afghanistan's Farah province, Nov. 2, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau

No Breakthrough In Afghan Peace Efforts Before 2014: Official -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Afghanistan's government has failed to secure direct talks with the Taliban and no significant progress is expected before 2014, when most NATO combat troops withdraw, a senior Afghan official closely involved with reconciliation efforts said on Friday.

"No breakthrough is expected before the 2014 election," the official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.

A political settlement between the Afghan government and insurgents is widely seen as the best way of delivering stability to the country before most NATO combat troops pull out at the end of 2014.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update, Nov 9 -- ISAF
Combined Force Arrests Taliban Leader -- US Department of Defense
NATO: 2 international troops die in Afghanistan -- AP
Attacks in Afghanistan leave at least 20 people dead -- L.A. Times
Bombings Kill at Least 20 in Afghanistan as Attacks Escalate -- New York Times
Afghanistan bomb attacks 'kill 20' -- BBC
3 deadly bombings reported Afghanistan -- CNN
Panetta focused on Afghan mission -- UPI
CSTO preparing for 'worse-case scenario' in Afghanistan -- RT
For Afghan troops, donkeys are the new helicopters
-- Washington Post
1-star in Afghanistan reassigned amid probe -- Air Force Time

Pak wants Afghanistan, ISAF to take action against Malala attacker Fazlullah -- ANI
Pakistan, Afghanistan to revive talks with Taliban -- Express Tribune
Pakistan won't force Afghan refugees to return home, says Minister -- ANI

Afghans recall massacre horror ahead of soldier's trial -- CBS
Victims to testify from Afghanistan in trial of Robert Bales, U.S. soldier accused of killing spree -- New York Daily News/AP
Blood on U.S. soldier's clothes matched DNA from Afghan rampage scene -- Reuters
DNA, fiber evidence link Bales to slayings, witnesses say -- L.A. Times
Afghan anger kept U.S. agents from killing scene -- CNN
Two Views of Officer Emerge in Afghan Case -- New York Times

Inspector General Is Crucial in the Rebuilding of Afghanistan -- Heritage Foundation
The future of Afghan women -- Afghani Barakzai, Washington Post

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