Monday, February 25, 2013

Afghanistan War News Updates -- February 25, 2013



NATO: No Evidence For Afghan Claim Of Possible Torture, Murder By U.S. Forces -- CNN

(CNN) -- Did a U.S. "special force" commit acts of torture and murder in Afghanistan? NATO said Monday it has found no evidence to back that up.

Nine people "disappeared in an operation" recently by a "suspicious force" in Wardak province, west of Kabul, according to a statement from the office of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Wardak's critical location is often a main route for insurgents trying to gain access to Kabul.

The statement also describes an incident where a student was taken from his home at night. His "tortured body with throat cut was found two days later under a bridge," the statement said.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, February 24
-- ISAF
Coalition soldier dies in Afghanistan; first in a month -- Stars and Stripes
Suicide bombers target Afghan security forces -- AP
Suicide bombers target Afghan intelligence agency, police -- Christian Science Monitor
Insurgents Launch 4 Attacks in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Suicide bombers shot dead in capital Kabul -- Khaama Press
IED blast kill 4 Afghan civilians in Helmand province -- Khaama Press
US drone strikes up sharply in Afghanistan -- Stars and Stripes/Tribune
Insider attacks on NATO troops largely reduced in Afghanistan -- Khaama Press

Afghanistan Just Banned U.S. Troops from an Entire Province
-- Atlantic Wire
NATO: No evidence for Afghan claim of misconduct -- AP
No evidence on US troops misconduct in Wardak: ISAF -- Khaama Press
U.S. special forces accused of torture, killing Afghan citizens -- Salon
Afghan president orders US Special Forces to leave Wardak province -- Long War Journal
Afghan Leaders Order U.S. Special Forces Out of Province -- Defense News/AFP
Karzai Orders U.S. Special Forces Out of Province -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Amid torture allegations, Karzai orders U.S. to leave Afghan province -- CBS/AP
Afghanistan says U.S. special forces may be behind torture, murder -- CNN
Karzai edict prompted by reports -- Washington Times
Afghan governor details alleged abuse by U.S. Special Operations forces -- Washington Post

Afghan exit must pass daunting hurdles
-- Stars and Stripes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Panetta favors larger Afghan defense force -- Stars and Stripes
Afghan aircrews training to proceed without foreign aid -- Stars and Stripes
Afghanistan's first female mayor proves critics wrong -- The Guardian
Afghanistan convening Loya Jirga on US partnership pact -- Voice of Russia
Economic Resilience in Afghanistan -- Borany Penh, Huffington Post
Light Footprint Becomes No Footprint
-- Mark Thompson, Battleland/Time
Karzai’s bitter remarks will have negative impact on Afghanistan -- Meena Haseeb, Khaama Press

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