Afghanistan War News Updates -- October 25, 2011

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gary Volesky, second from right, and members of his personal security detail run to their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in the Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2011. Volesky and his team were conducting a battlefield circulation to several International Security Assistance Force positions south of Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ken Scar

Afghans Find Little To Praise In New U.S.-Led Offensive -- Stars and Stripes/McClatchy News

KABUL, Afghanistan — As U.S.-led coalition forces intensify their battle against insurgents in rugged eastern Afghanistan, many residents there remain skeptical of the chances for military success and worry about the fallout from increased fighting.

NATO and Afghan forces announced Monday that two recent operations had captured or killed approximately 200 insurgents — including 20 directly tied to the Haqqani network, the Taliban-allied insurgent group blamed for some of the most devastating attacks this year in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

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Daily Brief: Anti-Taliban militia leader targeted in Pakistan -- AfPak Channel
US Army SOF Killed in Combat -- Shadow Spear
D.C. man killed in Afghanistan in noncombat incident -- Washington Post
US Marine Corps Orders Excalibur Rounds for Operational Use -- Market Watch
NATO: 200 Afghan militants killed, captured -- Yahoo News/AP
200 rebels killed or captured in Afghanistan: NATO -- Yahoo News/AFP
Afghan security better than expected-US official -- Alertnet
Haqqanis will not talk Afghan peace alone - commander -- Reuters
Can Pakistan Deliver the Haqqanis to the Negotiating Table? -- Omar Waraich, Time
Backing down: US no longer urging full-scale Waziristan blitz -- Express Tribune
Afghan leader's office says Pakistan remarks misinterpreted -- L.A. Times
Full story of SEAL mission in question -- Washington Times
Afghans Rally Behind Policeman's Rare Act of Bravery -- New York Times/Reuters