Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- October 2, 2012



Two Americans Killed In Unusual Gunfight Involving Several Afghan Soldiers -- Washington Post

Two days after the U.S. military resumed joint operations with Afghan security forces last week following a spate of “insider attacks,” a platoon of American soldiers stopped at an Afghan army checkpoint in a volatile eastern province.

The Americans had a cordial conversation and cracked a few jokes with their Afghan comrades during the Saturday afternoon patrol in Wardak province. The Afghans offered the Americans tea. Then, according to a U.S. military official, an Afghan soldier, without warning or provocation, raised his weapon and opened fire — mortally wounding the senior American on the patrol.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update, Oct. 2 -- ISAF
Afghanistan bomb blast kills U.S. soldier
-- L.A. Times
Afghanistan: Death toll in suicide bombing rises to 20, 3 Americans killed -- Examiner
Afghan authorities raise death toll to 20 in motorcycle bombing -- L.A. Times

Nato withdrawal from Afghanistan could be speeded up, says Rasmussen -- The Guardian
NATO forces may leave Afghanistan early -- UPI
NATO could speed up withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan -- Foreign Policy
Battered NATO considering early Afghanistan withdrawal -- RT

2,000 Dead: Cost of War in Afghanistan -- ABC News
Top NCO Hears From Troops About 'Insider Threats' -- Military.com
Allen Discusses Insider Attacks in ‘60 Minutes’ Interview -- US Department of Defense
Moscow Hopes NATO to Use Russian Planes for Afghan Transit -- RIA Novosti
A Dangerous Day in the Life of an Afghan District Governor
-- Time
Federal And Customary Tribal Law Butt Heads In Afghanistan, With Troubling Consequences -- Tyrell Mayfield, The Business Insider/The Kabul Cable
U.S. shifts to modest goals in Afghanistan -- UPI
Afghanistan: Breaking The Cycle -- Strategy Page
Afghanistan’s “Green on Blue” Nightmare -- Robert Dreyfus, The Diplomat
U.S.-Taliban Peace Deal Unlikely in Afghanistan -- Matt Vasilogambros, Yahoo News/National Journal
The forgotten war -- Telegraph editorial
Our Afghanistan Policy Ends in Failure -- Jack Kelly, Real Clear Politics
Timeline: Green on blue attacks in Afghanistan
-- Washington Post

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