Saturday, July 17, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 17, 2010

U.S. Army soldiers begin a descent while on patrol in Zabul province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Tremblay

Ethnic Divide Threatens In Afghanistan -- L.A. Times

Memories of a devastating civil war along ethnic lines have been heightened and fears raised by President Hamid Karzai's bid to reach out to the largely Pashtun Taliban.

Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan —
The sunbaked, shell-pocked ruins of west Kabul stand as silent testament to what happened the last time Afghanistan splintered along ethnic lines.

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More News On Afghanistan

Roadside bombs kill 4 NATO troops in Afghanistan -- AP
U.S., British service members killed on Saturday in Afghanistan -- CNN
Two British, two US soldiers die in Afghanistan -- ABC News (Australia)
2 British military personnel killed in separate Afghanistan attacks, another dies in accident -- Canadian Press
NATO says 'dozens' of Taliban killed in recent strikes -- Times Of India
U.S. Contractor Deaths Soaring in Afghanistan -- ABC News
Troops in southern Afghanistan seize drugs, bomb-making material -- CNN
ISAF does not see Fallujah-like battles in Afghanistan -- Daily Times
Clinton off to Afghanistan as war fears rise -- AP
NATO Not Winning Afghan Hearts And Minds: Poll -- New York Times/Reuters
Obama will pull out of Afghanistan for economic reasons: Gul -- Sify News
Factbox: A look at the costs of Afghan war to U.S. taxpayers -- Reuters
U.S. 'Watchdog' of $51 billion Afghan reconstruction fund lacks electronic filing system -- Examiner
The curse of Kandahar -- Jennie Green, L.A. Times
US military deaths in Afghan region at 1,099 -- AP

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