House rejects Afghan withdrawal deadline (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
WASHINGTON — The House last week defeated a resolution that called for the United States to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year.
Afghan gov wants more troops after Kandahar attack (AP via Yahoo! News)
The governor of Kandahar province demanded more security around Afghanistan’s largest southern city Sunday after a series of explosions killed dozens of people in the Taliban heartland the target of the war’s next major offensive by Afghan and international forces.
Taliban: Kandahar bombings a ‘warning’ to NATO (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Taliban on Sunday called their deadly bomb attacks on the southern city of Kandahar a warning to NATO’s top general that the insurgents were ready for the war’s next major offensive in their heartland.
Taliban assault on Afghanistan’s Kandahar kills 35 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thirty-five people were killed in a Taliban assault on Kandahar described by rebels as a pre-emptive response to Western plans to eradicate them from the strategic city.
Taliban assault on Afghanistan’s Kandahar kills 35 (Channel NewsAsia)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan : Thirty-five people were killed in a Taliban assault on Kandahar described by rebels as a pre-emptive response to Western plans to eradicate them from the strategic city.
Taliban: Kandahar bombings a ‘warning’ to NATO (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
Deadly bomb attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to NATO’s top general that the Taliban are ready for a coming offensive in their heartland, the insurgents said Sunday. Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said the bombings show the insurgents are still able to operate despite the buildup of Afghan and international troops in the south in preparation for a push into …
Taliban say Kandahar blasts ‘a warning to Western troops’ (Malaysian Mirror)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -Thirty-five people were killed in an assault on Kandahar described by the Taliban as a pre-emptive response to Western plans to eradicate them from the strategic city, officials said Sunday. Read more…
Taliban assault on Afghanistan’s Kandahar kills 35 (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) – Thirty-five people were killed in a Taliban assault on Kandahar described by rebels as a pre-emptive response to Western plans to eradicate them from the strategic city.
Official: Pakistani jets pound Taliban hide-outs near Afghan border, killing 9 insurgents (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
a series of Taliban hide-outs near the Afghan border, killing nine insurgents.
Official: Pakistani jets pound Taliban hide-outs near Afghan border, killing 17 insurgents (Times & Transcript)
Pakistani fighter jets pounded Taliban hide-outs near the Afghan border Sunday, killing 17 insurgents, local officials said.
Suicide attacks kill at least 30 in Taliban heartland of southern Afghanistan (New York Daily News)
A suicide squad detonated bombs late Saturday, killing at least 30 people in the largest city of the southern Taliban heartland.
Explosions across Afghanistan’s Kandahar; 30 dead (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Taliban suicide bombers struck across Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar on Saturday, killing 30 people and wounding scores in a series of strikes the militants called a message to NATO.
