Monday, April 4, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- April 3, 2011



Petraeus: Quran Burning Poses Security Threat In Afghanistan -- CBS

A recent Florida church's burning of the Quran has created an "additional serious security challenge" in Afghanistan, warns Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan.

Violence and rioting erupted in Afghanistan last weekend after word spread that Rev. Terry Jones, the leader of the World Dove Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., put the Islamic holy book "on trial" and burned it in a videotaped March 20 ceremony.

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More News On Afghanistan

Koran burning creates new Afghan dangers: Petraeus -- AFP
Petraeus condemns Quran burning as protests rage on -- CNN
Petraeus denounces 'hateful, disrespectful' burning of Koran -- Sydney Morning Herald
Afghans Continue Protests Over US Quran Burning -- Voice of America
Petraeus condemns Quran burning as protests rage on -- CNN
U.S. Commander Says Koran Burning Creates New Afghan Dangers -- Radio Free Europe
NATO Military, Civilian Chiefs Condemn Quran Burning -- Voice of America
Fury at Koran burning fuels Afghan violence -- The Independent
Afghan stone throwing erupts over Koran burning -- AFP
Protests over Koran burning spread in Afghanistan, with 9 dead in Kandahar -- Washington Post
Protests Over Koran Burning Reach Kandahar -- New York Times
9 more killed in Afghan protests over Koran-burning -- L.A. Times
Taliban exploits Afghan riots over Koran burning -- L.A. Times

Senators Condemn Quran Burning, Afghan Violence -- Wall Street Journal
US Legislators Condemn Quran Burning, Violent Reaction -- Voice of America

UN envoy in Afghanistan gives harrowing account of how 7 UN workers killed -- Washington Post
Inside the Massacre at Afghan Compound -- Wall Street Journal
UN staff were hunted down and slaughtered in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph

Afghan president: 2 dead in attack are Americans -- AP
Afghan policeman 'kills two American troops' -- AFP
Two U.S. troops slain in northern Afghanistan -- Stars And Stripes
Afghan policeman kills NATO soldiers, protests continue -- Reuters
Afghan 'policeman' guns down ISAF soldiers -- Al Jazeera
Official: 2 Americans killed while training Afghan policemen -- CNN
Afghanistan Policeman in Northwest Shoots Dead Two Visiting U.S. Soldiers -- Bloomberg
Afghan Officials Say 2 American Soldiers Killed in Shooting -- New York Times

6 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Action in Afghanistan Firefight -- ABC News
Two insurgents attack Kabul base, both killed -- Reuters
NATO, Afghan forces to keep on pressure on insurgents during spring -- Xinhuanet
Afghanistan: A Situation Assessment -- Defpro
Deploying Differently in Afghanistan -- Ares/Aviation Week
Scottish soldiers deploy to Afghanistan -- BBC
Military spends billions on ISR gear in Afghanistan -- TG Daily
New Black Hawk helicopters to accompany 82nd -- Fay Observer

SPIEGEL TV's 'Kill Team' Documentary -- Spiegel Online
Press yawns at story much worse than Abu Ghraib -- Joe Curl, Washington Times

The Take: Zakaria on the Quran burning -- CNN
Koran-Burning and Blame-Games -- Martin Robbins, The Guardian
A war of extremes over Quran burning -- John Yemma, Christian Science Monitor
Taliban adopt terror tactics to counter allies’ success -- Peter Goodspeed, National Post

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