Friday, September 7, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- September 7, 2012



UK's Prince Harry Deployed To Afghanistan -- CNN

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Prince Harry arrived in Afghanistan on Friday on a four-month military deployment in his role as an Apache helicopter pilot, Britain's Ministry of Defense said.

Harry, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and third in line to the British throne, is a captain in Britain's Army Air Corps.

He will be stationed at dusty Camp Bastion in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province -- considered a Taliban heartland -- with the 100-strong 662 Squadron, 3 Regiment Army Air Corps.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update, Sept. 7 -- ISAF
War in Afghanistan News - 7 Sep 2012 -- War On Terror News

Taliban Leader Arrested in Kandahar -- US Department of Defense
British soldier killed by US Apache helicopter 'friendly fire' in Afghanistan died as a result of 'mistaken beliefs and cumulative failures' -- Daily Mail
Culture Clash With Afghans on Display at Briefing -- New York Times
In Afghanistan, Avoiding Violent Misunderstandings Among Troops -- New York Times
Afghans create 'Western culture' manual to help counter insider attacks -- Stars and Stripes
Avoiding The Looks That Kill -- Strategy Page
Trust deficit a risk in Afghanistan -- UPI
Pakistan attacks help unite Afghans -- Stars and Stripes

Prince Harry returns to Afghanistan for second tour of duty -- New York Daily News/AP
Prince Harry Heads to War in Afghanistan -- ABC News
UK's Prince Harry in Afghanistan to fly helicopters -- Reuters

The Afghanistan-Shaped Hole in the Presidential Campaigns -- Joshua Foust, The Atlantic
More unwarranted optimism about Afghanistan -- Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy
Rooting out Afghanistan’s version of the Viet Cong -- Rodger Jones, Dallas News

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