Afghanistan War News Updates -- January 5, 2013

U.S. Army Capt. Jeremiah Gebhart, first from left, chats with Sayed Moohammed, Bala Boluk district governor, through an interpreter during a meeting with leaders in the district in Afghanistan's Farah province, Jan. 2, 2013. Gebhart is a civil affairs officer with Provincial Reconstruction Team, which trains, advises, and assists Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup

Taliban Vow ‘War’ If US Troops Remain In Afghanistan After 2014 -- France24/AFP

The Taliban warned Saturday that they would continue waging war on any US troops remaining in Afghanistan after 2014, adding that Kabul would be responsible for future casualties. Withdrawal talks are set to take place next week.

The Taliban on Saturday warned of a prolonged war in Afghanistan if any foreign troops stay after the end of 2014, as Kabul and Washington prepare to discuss the "residual" US security presence.

President Barack Obama and President Hamid Karzai will hold talks in the US next week on a long-term security pact between the two countries, with US troops remaining in Afghanistan at the top of the agenda.

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More News On Afghanistan

Panetta visits wounded Afghan spy chief in US hospital -- Khaama Press
Bosnia sends first combat unit to Afghanistan -- Defence Talk
Top Iranian security official visits Afghanistan -- Khaama Press
Taliban warns of prolonged war if US stay in Afghanistan -- Khaama Press
Taliban Renew Threats as Karzai Preps for US Visit -- Military.com/Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Taliban vow to prolong war in Afghanistan -- Business Recorder
Afghan Taliban unrepentant -- Voice of Russia
Karzai to visit Pentagon next week -- The E-Ring/Foreign Policy
Karzai to discuss transition in U.S. visit -- UPI
Afghanistan Frees Detainees in Show of Sovereignty Before Karzai Visits U.S. -- New York Times
Afghan govt releases 80 Taliban prisoners -- The Australian
Afghan Jail a 'Tougher Problem Than Guantanamo' -- Military.com
Afghanistan maternal mortality claims 1 life in every 2 hours -- Khaama Press
Final push to finish Afghanistan's Kajaki dam comes amid security worries, muddled US strategy -- FOX News/AP
With Karzai, taking the good with the bad -- Michael O'Hanlon, Politico
As U.S. troops leave, Afghans fear for what's next -- CBS
2012 was a tough year for Afghanistan. 2013 will be tougher -- Global Post
Afghanistan by the Numbers: What 2012 Spells for the War's End -- US News and World Report
America’s Post-2014 Afghanistan Game Plan -- Daniel R. DePetris, The Diplomat
10,000 Troops In Afghanistan Is Not Enough: Rightsizing NATO’s Developmental Support Force Beyond 2014 -- Jeffrey Dressler, LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.), Institute For The Study Of War