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First Reported 10/13/2009 - Updated 10/14/2009 - 6 Documents

Reconciliation Efforts in Afghanistan Flounder: A Key to U.S. Strategy Falters As the Taliban Gains Strength

KABUL -- As Washington policymakers debate the U.S. role in Afghanistan, most agree that one element will be important to whatever strategy emerges: the need for reconciliation with insurgents who can be bought off or persuaded to lay down their weap ... [Washington Post - 10/14/2009]

Entities: Taliban, insurrectionist, Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin, United States, Afghanistan

First Reported 10/07/2009 - Updated 10/08/2009 - 6 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Bombers target Indian embassy again

Yousuf Azimy KabulA large bomb exploded near the Indian embassy in the centre of the Afghan capital today, killing seven people and wounding 45, two police sources said.The blast tore through a market building across the street from the heavily fortified ... [The Star South Africa - 10/08/2009]

Entities: Bomber, Afghanistan, Indian Foreign Ministry, Kabul

First Reported 10/13/2009 - Updated 10/14/2009 - 8 Documents (in Politics)

Airstrikes killed 9 militants: Pakistan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - Pakistani jets pounded militant hide-outs along the Afghan border and killed at least nine guerrillas, intelligence officials said Wednesday, part of a stepped-up campaign of airstrikes before an expected government offensive ... [Khaleej Times - 10/14/2009]

Entities: Pakistan, South Waziristan, Taliban, Military/Armed Forces, insurrectionist

First Reported 10/12/2009 - Updated 10/12/2009 - 22 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Pakistan Says 41 Killed in Market Bombing

PESHAWAR, Pakistan A suicide car bombing targeting Pakistani troops killed 41 people Monday, the fourth grisly militant attack in just over a week, as the Taliban pledged to mobilize fighters across the country for more strikes.The Taliban also claimed ... [St. Petersburg Times Russia - 10/12/2009]

Entities: Taliban, Pakistan, insurrectionist, South Waziristan, Assault

First Reported 09/26/2009 - Updated 09/27/2009 - 4 Documents

Afghan minister expresses concern over security situation

KABUL, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan Minister for Energy and Water Mohammad Ismael Khan on Sunday expressed concern over security situation in the country as he escaped unhurt suicide attack.Khan who survived life attempt in his home province Herat ... [Xinhua News Agency - 09/27/2009]

Entities: Herat (Afghanistan), Afghanistan, Suicide

First Reported 10/04/2009 - Updated 10/04/2009 - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama urged to act after eight more US soliders die in Aghanistan

White House under pressure over troop deployments as US military suffers deadliest day in more than a year The American military suffered its deadliest day in Afghanistan in more than a year when eight soldiers were killed on Saturday in audacious daytime ... [Guardian Unlimited - 10/04/2009]

Entities: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Nuristan (Afghanistan)

First Reported 09/04/2009 - Updated 09/05/2009 - 24 Documents

NATO

NATO airstrike on Afghan fuel tankers kills 90

AN American war jet blasted two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan yesterday, killing up to 90 people, including insurgents and dozens of civilians who had rushed to the scene to collect fuel, Afghan officials said. ... [IrishExaminer.com - World - 09/05/2009]

Entities: NATO, insurrectionist, Taliban

First Reported 09/21/2009 - Updated 09/21/2009 - 8 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Afghan war 'to fail' without more troops: US general

WASHINGTON (AFP) The top military commander in Afghanistan warns in a classified document that more US forces are needed within the next year or the mission 'will likely result in failure,' the Washington Post said on Monday.General Stanley McChrystal, ... [AFP via Yahoo! - 09/21/2009]

Entities: Afghanistan, insurrectionist, Michael Mullen, Taliban, Stanley McChrystal

First Reported 09/16/2009 - Updated 09/16/2009 - 3 Documents

Iraqi insurgent group claims responsible for attack near U.S. embassy

BAGHDAD, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- An insurgent group claimed responsibility for a rocket attack near the U.S. embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone during the visit of the U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, a U.S. group monitoring insurgent activities reported Wednesday. ... [Xinhua News Agency - 09/16/2009]

Entities: insurrectionist, United States, Baghdad, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr

First Reported 09/21/2009 - Updated 09/22/2009 - 5 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Obama resists top Nato commander's call for troop increase in Afghanistan

Leaked report from General Stanley McChrystal paints grim view of chances for success in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan. Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/ President Barack Obama is resisting pressure from the Nato commander in Afghanistan, ... [Guardian Unlimited - 09/22/2009]

Entities: Afghanistan, NATO, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban, Electrical Resistance

First Reported 10/06/2009 - Updated 10/06/2009 - 5 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Obama meets top lawmakers on Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AFP) US President Barack Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war.Democratic and Republican leaders plus top ... [AFP via Yahoo! - 10/06/2009]

Entities: Afghanistan, White House, Al Qaeda

First Reported 08/18/2009 - Updated 08/18/2009 - 5 Documents

Attacks defy Afghan peace efforts

Election officials in Afghanistan on Tuesday braced themselves for one of the world’s most challenging polls as Taliban insurgents escalated their offensive on Kabul, the country’s capital, ahead of Thursday’s vote ... [Financial Times - Europe homepage - 08/18/2009]

Entities: Kabul, Elections, Escalation, insurrectionist

Quotes

...on Sunday that officials have cited what they call 'recent US intelligence assessments' that the Taliban and other Afghan insurgent groups have "much closer ties to al-Qaeda now than they did before 9/11" and would allow al-Qaeda to re-establish bases in Afghanistan if they were to prevail

Hawks still link Taliban to al-Qaeda [Asia Times Online - 10/14/2009]

...There is no truth, he claims, that insurgents stage attacks on American forces from the Pakistani side of the border. "They operate from Afghanistan. If somebody claims that everything is happening from this side of the border, I am sorry, this is misplaced, and we refute it."

Obama's War [PBS - 10/14/2009]

...Congress on Pakistan's expenditures, its progress in combating Islamist insurgents and the extent of civilian control over the Pakistani military. "Pakistan will not compromise on its sovereignty. I have put onon the table our concerns" Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said after a meeting Tuesday with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John F Kerry (D-Mass...

U.S. Seeks to Ease Pakistani Worries on Aid Bill [Washington Post - 10/14/2009]

...as the Taliban gains strength and as Afghans grow more and more anxious that the United States is not committed to their country for the long term. "When the enemy has the momentum, it's highly unlikely you're going to get people willing to talk" said Bruce Riedel, a former CIA analyst who led the Obama administration's war policy review in the spring...

Reconciliation Efforts in Afghanistan Flounder: A Key to U.S. Strategy Falters As the Taliban Gai ... [Washington Post - 10/14/2009]

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Battle against Maoists being undermined [Asian Lite - 10/21/2009]
Intellectuals undermine battle against Maoists [Express Buzz - 10/17/2009]
9 militants killed in air strikes: Pakistan [Sympatico - 10/14/2009]
Hawks still link Taliban to al-Qaeda [Asia Times Online - 10/14/2009]
Outside View: No good deed [UPI - 10/14/2009]
2 Minnesotans killed in Afghanistan [Minnesota National Guard - 10/14/2009]
The Civilian Surge Myth [The New Republic Online - 10/14/2009]
Karzai: Vote was fair despite some fraud [Philadelphia Inquirer - 10/14/2009]
Airstrikes killed 9 militants: Pakistan [Khaleej Times - 10/14/2009]
Pakistan fires back at Taliban [National Post - 10/14/2009]
Obama's War [PBS - 10/14/2009]
Fighter jets bomb Taliban hideouts [Oman Tribune - 10/14/2009]
That Karzai conundrum [Philadelphia Inquirer - 10/14/2009]
US rejects Pak opposition to Kerry Lugar bill [Deccan Herald - 10/14/2009]
AP sources: Afghan corruption worries McChrystal [Star-Telegram - 10/14/2009]
Jharkhand must vote Restore popular rule in Ranchi [News Behind News - 10/14/2009]
Forces Disrupt Terrorist, Drug Havens in Afghan... [Elites TV - 10/14/2009]
The war on civilians [Rabble.ca - 10/14/2009]
Doubts over security of Pakistan nukes [New Straits Times - 10/14/2009]
Obama to sign Kerry-Lugar bill, sans any change [Indian Express - 10/14/2009]
Afghanistan's helicopter force takes to the skies [Yahoo! Canada - 10/14/2009]
U.S. Seeks to Ease Pakistani Worries on Aid Bill [Washington Post - 10/14/2009]

Blogs

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The Week We Were All Glenn Beck's Appendix [Wee... [Gawker - 11/06/2009] This week was all about gun violence and terrible elections and Jay Leno. Nouriel Roubini likes to rock the party. JFK blown away, what else did Mad Men have to ...
Josh Horwitz: What is the "Message" B... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/05/2009] In a November 3 Washington Post article about increased sale of guns and ammunition since the election of President Barack Obama, Wayne LaPierre, Chief ...
Will Obama U turn on Afghanistan? [John Redwood MP - 10/14/2009] The silence from the President on whether he will back his General and send in more troops or not is deafening. He made it as major feature of his election ...
Not Enough Troops, Not Quick Enough [Daily Kos - 10/14/2009] Ever since somebody leaked General Stanley McChrystal's strategic assessment of the situation in Afghanistan late last month, we've had a smidgen of debate in the ...
Lisa Schirch: The Costs of Drone Strikes [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 10/13/2009] No matter the outcome of President Obama's deliberations about US strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the tactic of using unmanned drone strikes should ...

Audio/Video

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8 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan [MSN Video: What's Hot - 10/05/2009]
Dahlia Lithwick on where Saving Face goes from ... [Slate Magazine - 10/02/2009]
Dozens die in Afghan bus bomb [Reuters Video: Top News - 09/29/2009]
IED shown exploding on Afghan road [Reuters Video: Top News - 09/14/2009]
Talking to the Taliban [Reuters Video: Top News - 08/11/2009]

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