French soldiers from the126 Infantry Regiment 'The Bisons' take part in Operation 'Glued Finger 2' in Surobi Photo: AFP/GETTY Russian Military May Join Fight In Afghanistan; France To Pull Out In 2011 -- New York Daily News
The Russians are coming! Well, maybe.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will attend a NATO summit in November to discuss the possibility of the Russian military joining the United States and NATO forces in the war in Afghanistan, The Guardian reports.
If Medvedev decides to send troops, it would be the first time Russian forces set foot in the war-torn nation since the Soviets were driven out by American-financed mujahideen fighters in 1989.
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More News On Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden threatens French troops, France announces pullout from Afghanistan -- Christian Science Monitor
France to become first Nato nation to hand over control to Afghan forces -- The Telegraph
Bomb kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan -- AFP
Bomb Attack in Southern Afghanistan Kills 3 Police -- FOX News
Kandahar campaign's fate not clear until June: NATO -- Reuters
Hopeful signs in NATO's Kandahar offensive: British general -- AFP
NATO: True test of Kandahar to come in June -- AP
General: Key Afghan progress won't be clear until near withdrawal date -- CNN
Insurgents Lose Momentum in Helmand, NATO General Says -- U.S. Department of Defense
Real test of Kandahar progress may be in June -- Stars And Stripes
Afghan District Holds Lessons as US Makes Gains -- New York Times/AP
Afghans Blast Pakistan Over Insurgent Fight -- Wall Street Journal
Earning Afghans' Trust The 'Big Challenge' For U.S. -- NPR
Afghan Civilian Surge Lacks Integration With Military -- ABC News
Billions in Afghanistan aid dollars unaccounted for: audit -- AFP
'Crucial' audit on Afghanistan contractors -- Washington Post
US not tracking spending on Afghan projects, audit says -- BBC
Report: Much of money awarded to rebuild Afghanistan can't be tracked -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Billions in Afghanistan aid dollars unaccounted for: audit -- Breitbart/AFP
$8 billion spent, no records kept -- World Net Daily
Russia raises its price to rescue Nato from Afghan quagmire -- Independent
Russia, NATO Plan Joint Afghan War Initiative -- FOX News
Karzai Delays Order to Ban Private Security Companies -- New York Times
Karzai gives private security firms a temporary reprieve from order to disband -- Washington Post
Afghan leader puts off deadline for private security companies -- L.A. Times
Extension gives private security firms in Afghanistan some breathing room -- Government Executive
In 2010 Campaign, War Is Rarely Mentioned -- New York Times
The wars we've left behind -- Michael Gerson, Washington Post
Are We Winning or Losing in Afghanistan? -- Michael Crowley, Time Magazine
Small signs of progress in Kandahar -- Washington Post editorial
Iraq through night-vision goggles -- Christopher Hitchens, National Post
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,253 -- Washington Post/AP
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