Afghanistan War News Updates -- March 31, 2011

FALCON FUEL-UP - An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron based on Aviano Air Base, Italy, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while flying over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, March 29, 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. William Greer

Within Obama’s War Cabinet, A Looming Battle Over Pace Of Afghanistan drawdown -- Washington Post

Military leaders and President Obama’s civilian advisers are girding for battle over the size and pace of the planned pullout of U.S. troops from Afghanistan this summer, with the military seeking to limit a reduction in combat forces and the White House pressing for a withdrawal substantial enough to placate a war-weary electorate.

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More News On Afghanistan

U.S. military balks at promised Afghan drawdown -- AJC
Signs of Strain as Taliban Gird for More Fighting -- New York Times
Defence keeps quiet on captured Taliban leaders -- Sydney Morning Herald
NATO troops kill two Afghan civilians -- AFP
Foreign troops kill Afghan civilians in Kandahar: police -- Reuters
Afghan driver tries to ram into NATO patrol in south but ends up in ditch, killing 2 civilians -- Canadian Press
6 French troops and 4 Afghans lightly wounded in suicide car bomb attack in Afghanistan -- Canadian Press/AP
In Afghan info war, being first trumps being right -- Stars And Stripes
Half U.K. Army Supplies Arrive in Afghanistan Late, Auditors Say -- Bloomberg
Reintegration of ex-insurgents key to fledging Afghan governments -- Canada.com/Post Media News
Karzai denounces alleged 'trophy' killings in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Western aid lines Taliban pockets in Afghanistan -- AFP
Taliban's nod to girls' education a small, sad step forward -- CBC
AFGHANISTAN: Afghan asylum-seekers hit by tighter immigration rules -- Alertnet
Modern city bigger than Kabul on drawing board north of dilapidated, crowded Afghan capital -- Yahoo News/Canadian Press
Newly Discovered Natural Arch in Afghanistan One of World's Largest -- Science Daily
War's a farce in Afghan truce village -- Maiwand Safi, Asia Times