2 Afghan Soldiers, 15 Taliban Killed In Latest Clashes (Nasdaq)
KABUL (AFP) — Two Afghan soldiers and 15 insurgents have been killed in new clashes, officials said Friday, while a NATO helicopter was forced into an emergency landing but casualties were not announced.
Afghan and U.S. forces kill 34 militants in drug raids (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan and U.S. forces have killed 34 militants, almost half of them in air strikes, and made one of the country’s largest drug hauls during an operation in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military has said.
Ongoing military operation kills 14 Taliban militants in S. Afghanistan (People’s Daily)
Afghan army backed by international troops during an ongoing clean-up operation in southern Afghan province of Helmand eliminated 14 Taliban rebels on Thursday, an official said. Daud Ahmadi, spokesperson for the provincial administration, told Xinhua that the joint operation launched two days ago kept mounting pressure on Taliban militants in Marja area and slowly extended to the neighboring …
Robert Naiman: NYT: Taliban Offer Afghan Peace Plan (The Huffington Post)
With the passage of the war supplemental by the Senate, President Obama and Congress are “doubling down” on war in Afghanistan. Are we – and…
Former U.S. Ambassador Khalilzad Said to Be in Talks With Afghanistan’s Karzai (Washington Post)
Zalmay Khalilzad, an Afghan American who served as ambassador to Afghanistan in the Bush administration, has been holding discussions with Afghan President Hamid Karzai about becoming a senior adviser to his government, U.S. officials said.
US troop surge in Afghanistan ‘could push Taliban into Pakistan’ (u.tv)
The buildup of US troops in Afghanistan could force more Taliban fighters into neighbouring Pakistan, the chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff conceded last night.
