Monday, June 25, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- June 25, 2012

U.S. Army Spc. Robert Zarlenga, front, fires his M4 carbine at insurgent forces near Joint Security Station Hasan in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. Zarlenga is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

Series Of Attacks Underscores Difficulties US Troops Face Training Afghan Forces -- Stars and Stripes/The Fayetteville Observer

Pfc. Jarrod A. Lallier was gunned down Monday by men who were wearing the uniforms of his allies.

The 20-year-old Fort Bragg paratrooper died when three men in Afghan police uniforms fired on a group of soldiers with small arms and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, military officials said.

The men who killed Lallier escaped, so it isn't clear whether they were actually Afghan police or Taliban militants in stolen uniforms.

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More News On Afghanistan

War In Afghanistan News - 26 June 2012 -- War On Terror News
4 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan -- AP
Italian soldier dies in blast in Afghanistan -- Khaleej Times/AP
Roadside bombing kills 6 Afghan police officers in country’s south -- Washington Post/AP
5 insurgents killed, 9 detained in Afghanistan -- Xinhuanet
Taliban murders 14 Afghans in E. Afghanistan last week -- War On Terror News
Army's mission in Khost province tedious but critical -- USA Today
Lucrative Afghan Oil Deal Was Awarded Properly, Karzai Says -- New York Times
Biden warned Obama on 2009 troop surge, according to memo -- Yahoo News/ABC News
Biden, in leaked memo, told Obama war plan flawed -- Boston.com/AP
‘Little America’: Infighting on Obama team squandered chance for peace in Afghanistan -- Washington Post



30,000 Pizzas to Feed U.S. Troops in Afghanistan on Independence Day -- Market Watch

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