Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 9, 2013

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (Reuters / Kevin Lamarque)

Obama Considers Complete Troop Withdrawal As Afghan Tensions Mount -- CBS

(CBS News) The Obama Administration is considering a complete pullout of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by 2014, a reversal of the current policy of keeping a small number of units there after the scheduled 2014 drawdown and a sign of mounting tension between President Obama and Afghan president Hamid Karzai.

CBS News Chief White House correspondent Major Garrett reports that top White House aides admit the change reflects Obama's mounting personal frustration with Karzai. U.S.-Afghan tensions boiled over in June, following initial steps toward a launch of coordinated formal peace talks with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar.

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More News On Afghanistan

U.S. Considers Faster Pullout in Afghanistan -- New York Times
U.S. considers pulling all troops from Afghanistan: officials -- Reuters
Washington Considers Total Troop Withdrawal in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
US considering speeding up Afghan pullout: report -- AFP
Obama break up with Karzai? US considers total Afghanistan pullout -- RT
Obama strongly considers withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan in 2014 -- CNN
President Obama considers fast-tracking Afghanistan withdrawal to remove all U.S. troops by the end of next year as his relationship with Karzai sours -- Daily Mail
Obama pressed on Afghan decisions for 2014 -- UPI
As U.S. exits Afghanistan, American soldiers still making ultimate sacrifice -- CBS

17 villagers, NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan attacks -- Navy Times
17 villagers, NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan -- AP
Afghan soldier 'kills Nato colleague' at Kandahar airport -- BBC
Afghan soldier open fire on Czech troops, 3 injured -- Khaama Press
Afghan bomb 'kills 11 civilians near Herat' -- AFP
Former district chief killed in Uruzgan province of Afghanistan -- Khaama Press
Unemployment spike in Afghanistan leaves locals more open to Taliban -- Rawa News
The Forgotten War: Peace Talks with the Taliban and Afghanistan 2014 -- Khaama Press
Realities Relating To US’ Withdrawal From Afghanistan – Analysis -- Eurasia Review
Afghanistan's Future Now Belongs to the Afghans -- Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Karzai’s Conundrum and the “Zero Option” -- Max Boot, Commentary

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