Thursday, August 16, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- August 16, 2012



Afghan Attacks On Allies Alarm Departing Nations -- Washington Times

Western nations preparing to withdraw from combat in Afghanistan increasingly are alarmed by Afghan security forces turning their weapons on allied troops, attacks that the Taliban claim as proof of their sway over local troops.

Five such attacks have occurred in the past week — the deadliest on Friday, when six U.S. troops were killed by Afghan security personnel in two separate incidents.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update, Aug. 16 -- ISAF
US troops in Afghanistan dying at rate of 1 per day this year; July is the deadliest month -- Washington Post

11 Are Killed As U.S. Copter Goes Down In Afghanistan -- New York Times
Special forces among dead in Afghan copter crash -- CBS/AP
Crash of Black Hawk chopper kills 7 U.S. troops in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Near Taliban Stronghold Kills 11 -- US News and World Report
U.S. helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, killing 7 Americans -- Washington Post
Afghan Helicopter Crash Kills 7 Americans, 4 Afghans -- Voice of America
NATO Helicopter Crash Kills 11 in Afghanistan -- Wall Street Journal
Seven American Troops Killed in Fiery Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan -- ABC News
7 American troops die in Afghan helicopter crash -- AP
Afghan helicopter crash kills 11 in Kandahar, Isaf says -- BBC
11 killed in Afghanistan Black Hawk helicopter crash -- The Telegraph
Afghanistan helicopter crash leaves 7 U.S. troops, 4 others dead -- CBS News
7 Americans among 11 dead in Afghan helicopter crash -- CNN

Deadliest military air crashes in Afghanistan since the Oct. 7, 2001 US-led invasion -- Washington Post/AP

General reassures Marines after Afghan attacks -- Washington Times
Taliban say they have infiltrated Afghan forces -- AJC/AP
Nato moves to thwart Taliban infiltration of Afghan police and army -- The Telegraph
Panetta acknowledges Taliban role in increased green-on-blue attacks -- Stars and Stripes

Al Qaeda Still in Afghanistan -- Thomas Joscelyn, Weekly Standard
Remember Progress, Sacrifices in Afghanistan, Panetta Says -- US Department of Defense
Our Afghanistan strategy is causing troops to get killed -- Steve Huntley, Chicago Sun Times
The Women of Afghanistan -- New York Times editorial
Afghanistan: The Tragic Flaw -- Strategy Page
Afghanistan and the Taliban: Villagers take the counterinsurgency into their own hands -- The Economist
Can civil society save Afghanistan? -- Lael Mohib and Hamdullah Mohib, Foreign Policy

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