Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- June 29, 2011



Kabul Raid Shows Taliban's Strength, Tests Afghan Security Coordination -- McClatchy News

While last night's deadly suicide raid on Kabul's InterContinental Hotel showcased Taliban capabilities, early details also indicate some success in the new model of having Afghan forces take more of a lead on security.

An overnight Taliban raid on a famous hotel in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has killed seven civilians and two police and was designed to undermine confidence in the upcoming handover of security from international to Afghan forces.

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More News On Afghanistan

Taliban attack on Kabul hotel kills 21 -- Yahoo News/AFP
Police search Kabul hotel after Taliban attack kills 9 -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Taliban attack on eve of security conference leaves 21 dead -- Globe And Mail
Nato helicopters end siege at Kabul Intercontinental hotel -- The Telegraph
Foreign guest killed, international troops wounded in Kabul hotel assault -- New York Post
Taliban suicide assault team attacks hotel in Kabul -- Long War Journal
Mayhem and confusion during Kabul's night of violence -- BBC
Exclusive: Inside the Afghan Hotel Attack -- The Daily Beast
Helicopters end Taliban siege of Kabul Intercontinental -- McClatchy News
11 Civilians Killed in Kabul Hotel Attack -- Voice of America
19 Dead After Kabul Hotel Attack -- NPR
7 Taliban, 11 others killed in attack on luxury hotel in Kabul -- CNN
U.S. drone and copter, coalition snipers helped Afghans -- CNN
Afghan president defiant after Kabul hotel assault -- Yahoo News/AP

ISAF Joint Command operational update
-- Dvids
Insurgents have suffered heavy casualties in Kunar province -- USA Today
100 Taliban Militants Killed in Afghan Operation -- Tolo News
Militants' influx fuels north Afghanistan violence -- Stars and Stripes/AP
U.S. strategy increasing instability and displacement in Afghanistan -- The Hill
Afghanistan: Attack won't derail security transfer -- Yahoo News/AP
Karzai: Hotel attack won’t derail transfer plan -- Army Times
Pakistanis aware of Omar`s whereabouts: US general -- DAWN

Allen Vows to Emulate Petraeus’ Leadership
-- U.S. Department of Defense
Obama’s pick to lead Afghan war gingerly backs withdrawal plan -- Boston.com/AP
Next US commander in Kabul supports troop-cut plan -- CBS News/AP
Lieutenant General John Allen backs Obama troop plan -- Reuters
Lt. Gen. John Allen falls in line on Afghanistan -- Washington Post

Americans Broadly Favor Obama's Afghanistan Pullout Plan -- Gallop
Poll: 72 percent back Afghan plan -- Politico
Poll: Obama's Afghanistan plan wins public support -- USA Today

U.S. Trainers Build Afghan Logistics from Scratch -- Defense News
Ethnic Leaders Forge Alliance Against Karzai -- Wall Street Journal
Afghanistan seeks foreign donors after IMF talks fail -- Reuters
250,000 Afghans 'flee homes in two years' -- Al Jazeera
Number of Afghanistan refugees has doubled -- CNN

Afghanistan Issues Arrest Warrant for Central Bank Chief -- Wall Street Journal
Afghan banker in US faces charges -- Boston.com/AP
Former Afghan bank official says he fled to US fearing for his safety -- CNN
Afghan officials lash out at former central bank head who fled to U.S. -- Washington Post
Afghanistan Issues Arrest Warrant For Central Bank Chief -- Radio Free Europe

Petraeus’s unfinished legacy in Afghanistan -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Leaving Afghanistan soon? Not exactly -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post
Kabul strike a ‘hearts and minds’ victory for Taliban -- Ppaul Koring, Globe And Mail
Kabul raid shows Taliban's strength, tests Afghan security coordination -- Ben Arnoldy and Zubair Babakarkhail, Christian Science Monitor

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,534 -- AP

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