Saturday, May 21, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 21, 2011



Suicide Bomber Kills 6 At Afghan Military Hospital -- L.A. Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber slipped into a well-guarded Afghan military hospital complex in the capital Saturday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens, the Defense Ministry said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

The thunderous blast, which echoed across much of Kabul, marked the first major assault inside the capital since Taliban fighters announced the start of their "spring offensive" at the beginning of May.

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More News On Afghanistan

Suicide bomber kills 6 at Kabul military hospital -- Yahoo News/AP
Suicide bomber kills at least 6 in Kabul hospital -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Six dead in suicide blast at Kabul military hospital -- Yahoo News/AFP
Suicide bomber kills six Kabul medics while they eat lunch -- The Telegraph
6 Medical Students Killed in Afghan Blast -- Voice of America
Kabul military hospital 'targeted' -- Al Jazeera
Afghanistan: Suicide bombers attack Kabul hospital -- BBC
6 Killed In Kabul Hospital Attack, Official Says; Taliban Claims 51 -- CNN

Factbox: Security developments in Afghanistan, May 21 -- Reuters
Infantry Soldiers Hold Border Hilltop During Afghanistan Attack -- US Department of Defense
‘Dog’ Company Takes Fight to the High Ground -- US Department of Defense

Surge in Taliban giving up their arms -- The Australian/The Times
More than 1,700 Taliban give up their arms -- AFP

Deadly Clashes in Afghanistan. German Soldiers Fired Deliberately at Protesters -- Spiegel Online
German army confirms firing on violent protesters in Afghanistan -- Deutsche Welle

NATO allies push Canada's majority Tories to up Afghanistan role -- National Post
Airborne medics save life and limb from chopper over Afghanistan's war zone -- Canadian Press
Forget Unlucky 13. In Afghanistan, Beware 39 -- NPR
Camp Pendleton honors 125 Marines and sailors killed in Afghanistan in the last year -- L.A. Times

US bases in Afghanistan
-- A.G. Noorani, DAWN
Finally, a Fighting Force -- Michael O'Hanlon, New York Times
1,501 Good Reasons To End the Afghanistan War -- Derrick Crowe, Huffington Post
Afghanistan has three wars at once. Let’s fight the right one. -- Douglas Oivant, Washington Post

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