Monday, July 19, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 19, 2010



Afghanistan Plans Ambitious Vision For The Future -- Yahoo News/Reuters

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan will seek greater control of billions in development funds at a major international meeting on Tuesday, promising in return to take on more responsibility for security as well as generate economic growth.

The ambitious pledges will be made at the Kabul Conference, where President Hamid Karzai will plead for more say in $13 billion in international funding to use on programs he hopes will boost economic growth and lure fighters from the insurgency.

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More News On Afghanistan

Bombing in Kabul raises fears as diplomats gather for international conference in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Kabul tense ahead of Afghan conference -- CBC
Afghan And NATO Forces Ready Security For Kabul Conference -- New York Times/Reuters
Kabul conference marks transition to leadership -- AFP
Clinton Seeks More Pakistan-Afghan Cooperation -- New York Times/AP
Pakistan, Afghanistan announce trade deal -- L.A. Times
Trade deal promises bright future for Afghanistan's farmers -- The Guardian
U.S. hopes Afghanistan-Pakistan trade deal boosts cooperation in war effort -- Washington Post

Road bombs kill 6 Afghan policemen, 2 US troops -- AP
US soldiers, six Afghan police killed in attacks -- AFP
NATO Says Taliban Orders Attacks on Civilians -- Al Jazeera
Biden cautious about predicting Afghan troop cuts -- Washington Times
Biden: Pullout in Afghanistan may start small -- USA Today
Liam Fox: U.K. troops will leave Afghanistan by 2014 -- The Telegraph
Afghan militants reject new peace offer -- Sify
NATO chief tells of 'painful' price of Afghan war -- Deutsche Welle
Danger in the desert for Canadians in Afghanistan -- AFP
Canadian soldiers marching down memory lane as Afghan pullout looms -- Winnipeg Free Press

After Years of Rebuilding, Most Afghans Lack Power -- New York Times/AP
Moving On in Afghanistan -- Anders Fogh Rasmussen, New York Times
Petraeus' risky militia maneuver for Afghanistan -- L.A. Times editorial

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