Afghanistan – Two US soldiers missing, Afghan Taliban say have bodies (thewest.com.au)

Two US soldiers missing, Afghan Taliban say have bodies (thewest.com.au)
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two U.S. soldiers transporting supplies in Afghanistan were reported missing on Friday and the Taliban said they were holding the bodies of two drowned foreign soldiers.

Afghanistan reject UN, foreign criticism of Karzai (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Afghanistan Saturday rejected criticism of President Hamid Karzai by foreign leaders and the senior UN official in the country, accusing them of disrespecting the country’s sovereignty.

Afghanistan reject UN, foreign criticism of Karzai (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
KABUL (AFP) – Afghanistan Saturday rejected criticism of President Hamid Karzai by foreign leaders and the senior UN official in the country, accusing them of disrespecting the country’s sovereignty.

Taliban turns screws on UN in Afghanistan (The Age)
The Taliban on Friday levelled a stinging verbal attack on the United Nations, which is relocating 600 foreign staff in Afghanistan after the militia attacked one of its guesthouses in Kabul.

Afghan Taliban says holding bodies of 2 foreign troops (thewest.com.au)
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two members of the NATO-led force in Afghanistan were reported missing Friday and the Taliban said they were holding the bodies of two drowned foreign soldiers.

The Problem With Training Afghan Troops (Time Magazine)
Our troops have become excellent at building security and civil society in Afghan communities, but if the Afghans aren’t able to sustain the institutions we initiate, we’re building sand castles

Afghan Review Gives Obama Leverage Over Karzai (NPR)
President Obama is reviewing U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. While he does that, a member of an independent think tank believes Obama should use the review as leverage to force Afghan President Karzai to clean up government corruption. Andrew Exum, a fellow at the Center for a New American Security, talks with Renee Montagne about the leverage the White House has.

U.S. Seeks To Limit Warlords In Karzai Cabinet (The Huffington Post)
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2 GIs missing; Afghan Taliban claims to have 2 bodies (New York Post)
HERAT, Afghanistan, — Two U.S. soldiers transporting supplies in Afghanistan were reported missing on Friday and the Taliban said they were holding the bodies of two drowned foreign soldiers. The Islamist militants spokesman, Qare Yousuf, told Reu…

Afghan gov’t says UN representative out of line (AP via Yahoo! News)
Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country went beyond his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords.

Afghanistan rejects UN, foreign criticism of Karzai (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Afghanistan rejected criticism of President Hamid Karzai by foreign leaders and the senior UN official in the country, accusing them of disrespecting the country’s sovereignty.

Paul Flynn MP: Yes we should pull out… nothing will ever change (Independent)
President Karzai should start his war on corruption by investigating his own family’s new riches and links to the drug trade. This is unlikely. Gordon Brown is pulling on rubber levers. Nothing will change. Corruption has been the lubricant of Afghan political and business life for centuries. This is another mission impossible that will be as successful as the hope in 2006 that not a bullet …

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