Afghanistan
Panetta pledges security support for Helmand
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Afghanistan
Kandahar Killings Have Not Strained US-Afghan Partnership: NATO
Afghanistan
Marines told to disarm before Panetta speech
Russia
Senators: US indirectly funding Syrian military
Afghanistan
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta in surprise Afghan visit
Afghanistan
BBC News – Q&A: Foreign forces in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Kyrgyzstan Wants Military Role to End at US Base
Afghanistan
The Taliban attacked a senior government delegation visiting the scene of the mass murder of 16 Afghans by a US soldier in Panjwai, Kandahar; one Afghan soldier was killed. The Taliban threatened to behead US soldiers to avenge the killings in Panjwai.
Taliban threaten to ‘cut off the heads’ of US soldiers
The Taliban continue to release inflammatory statements; meanwhile, the US continues to hope for peace.
Afghanistan
US military’s ability to stop drug smuggling declines
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Ulema council warns possible revenge attacks
Afghanistan
Merkel Urges More Reconciliation Progress with Afghan Insurgents
Afghanistan
US Officials Debate Speeding Up Afghan Pullout
Afghanistan
The Taliban vowed to “take revenge” for the 16 Afghan civilians killed by a rogue US soldier in Kandahar. Security forces captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Khost, Wardak, and Nangarhar.
Spinning progress on RC East
Unnamed Obama Administration officials assert “Afghan good enough” in RC East.
Afghanistan
Pentagon: War strategy not changing
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Wolesi Jirga shut in protest over killings
Taliban
US fears reprisals after Afghan massacre in Kandahar
Afghanistan
Afghan civilian deaths spark calls for US exit
Afghanistan
Afghan civilian deaths spark calls for US exit
Afghanistan
Pakistan’s ISI behind Indian mission blast in Afghanistan: UK intel ex-chief
Afghanistan
Kandahar braces for unrest after rogue US soldier kills Afghan civilians
Afghanistan
Our big mistake was to assume we had won, says British ambassador to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Strategic pact with US excludes military bases: Karzai
US soldier kills 16 Afghan civilians in rampage
The Taliban are describing the killings as intentional “genocide” by US and Afghan troops.
Afghanistan
Afghan Anger and Security Changes Imperil Aid Groups
Al Qaeda eulogizes senior commander killed in recent drone strike
Ustad Ahmad Farooq, al Qaeda’s spokesman for Pakistan, confirmed that Badr Mansoor was killed in a drone strike on Feb. 2012. Farooq accused the Pakistani military and government of supporting the US’s drone campaign.
Afghanistan
US and Afghanistan Agree on Detainee Transfer
Afghanistan
Concerns Remain as Switch to Afghan Security Nears
Afghanistan
Taliban Guantanamo detainees agree to Qatar transfer: official