Afghanistan War News Updates -- M 25, 2010

U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Harold Castweda, center, talks with an Afghan village elder about any improvements that can be made to a mosque in the village of Dubazai at Logar province, Afghanistan, May 9, 2010. Castweda is assigned to 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, which conducted a security check of the village. U.S. Army photo by Spc. De'Yonte Mosley

Battle For Kandahar, Heart Of Taliban Country -- ABC News

Campaign for Kandahar May Be America's Last Chance to Win Over Afghans.

Since arriving in Afghanistan one year ago, Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his staff have had their eye on one prize above all others: the southern province of Kandahar , the ancient fault line between civilizations where the Soviet Union lost its final battles, the Afghan Taliban was born, and where the group first reemerged after the U.S. invasion.

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More News On Afghanistan

U.S., Afghan troops ramp up presence in Kandahar -- L.A. Times
An earful after a military operation in Kandahar -- L.A. Times
Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AFP
'Fighting Season' Underway For Taliban -- NPR

Afghans Say Suicide Blast Planners Arrested -- New York Times/Reuters
Seven arrested for Kabul attack on Nato convoy -- BBC
Afghans say suicide blast planners arrested -- Reuters
Afghanistan indicates Pakistan involvement in suicide bombing -- USA Today
Afghan Spy Agency Accuses Pakistan Agency in Suicide Bombing -- New York Times

More US troops in Afghanistan than Iraq, a first -- Yahoo News/AP
More US troops in Afghanistan than Iraq: Pentagon -- Yahoo News/AFP
Number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan exceeds total in Iraq for the first time -- Washington Post
US troops in Afghanistan surpass number in Iraq -- The Telegraph
US Troop Deployments In Afghanistan Overtake Those In Iraq: Report -- RTT News

Afghanistan war: Gen. McCrystal impatient with Marjah campaign -- Christian Science Monitor
For top general, reality of war in Afghanistan collides with U.S. timetable -- Denver Post/McClatchy News

Americans outgunned by Taleban’s AK47s -- Times Online
Upgraded Lynx helicopters arrive in Afghanistan -- BBC
Sources: U.S. soldiers focus of criminal investigation -- CNN
The Black Hole Of Bagram -- Eurasia Review
A Bleeding Ulcer -- Joe Klein, Time Magazine