Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- June 20, 2012


Top ISAF Commander Pledges Continued Support In Southwest Afghanistan -- ISAF

FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELARAM II, Afghanistan — The top commander in Afghanistan pledged continued coalition support to Afghan National Security Forces, even as the Marines in southwest Afghanistan draw their numbers down.

“We will be with you for a long time,” said Gen. John R. Allen, commander of International Security Assistance Force, to a group of Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers aboard Forward Operating Base Delaram II, June 14.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update -- ISAF
Suicide Bomber Strikes Coalition Convoy in Eastern Afghanistan -- New York Times
NATO troops among casualties in Afghan suicide bombing -- Reuters
Afghanistan suicide bomber kills 16 in Khost -- BBC
Suicide bomber targets NATO, Afghan forces; up to 18 believed killed -- CNN
Violence spikes against allied troops -- Washington Times
Taliban launch 2 suicide assaults on US, Afghan forces in Kandahar -- Long War Journal
Militants Attack NATO, Afghan Bases in Kandahar -- Voice of America
Militants storm NATO base in southern Afghanistan -- FOX News/AP
Taliban carries out rare frontal attack on U.S. base in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Uniformed attackers strike 3 times in Afghanistan, U.S. says -- CNN
Missing Afghan Army Night-Vision Goggles May Aid Taliban -- Bloomberg
Afghan Transition Remains On Track, Officials Say -- US Department of Defense
Investigators recommend punishment for Koran burning -- Washington Post
Discipline recommended in Afghanistan Koran burning -- L.A. Times
US troops 'to face disciplinary action' over Koran burnings -- The Telegraph
US Military Deaths in Afghanistan at 1,883 -- ABC News/AP

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