The Downside of Letting Robots Do the Bombing
New York Times – United States
President Obama and his advisers acknowledge that it will take years, and billions of dollars, before Afghanistan’s own army and police can secure that …
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/weekinreview/15MAZZETTI.html

One dead in Afghanistan bomb blast
AFP
KHOST, Afghanistan (AFP) — A bomb ripped through a vehicle carrying labourers to work in volatile eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing one worker and …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article
/ALeqM5iCEX3bxSuCqeJwiBpFoNOc4gK8Og

Coalition force claims 5 killed in N Afghanistan are militants
Xinhua – China
KABUL, March 22 (Xinhua) — Afghan and the US-led Coalition forces killed five militants and detained four suspected militants early Sunday morning in …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/22/content_11051776.htm

General Urges Confidence in Ability to Supply Troops in Afghanistan
Washington Post – United States
By Walter Pincus Thanks to billions of dollars spent in road and air base construction, troops in landlocked Afghanistan will never have to worry about …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/03/21/AR2009032101967.html

Australia to consider more troops for Afghanistan
International Herald Tribune – France
AP SYDNEY: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Sunday that he would consider sending more Australian troops to Afghanistan if the US asks for them, …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/22/asia/AS-Australia-Obama.php

Military hangs `Help Wanted’ sign in Afghanistan – Democratic …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The military buildup in Afghanistan is stoking a surge of private security contractors despite a string of deadly shootings in Iraq in recent years that has called into question the government’s ability to manage the …
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/
duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3794998

Pakistan is the ‘Most Dangerous Country’ – Rethink Afghanistan …
By Teeth Maestro
The Brave New Foundation has launched an effort Rethink Afghanistan to better help the American people understand the ongoing problem in Afghanistan and has.
teeth.com.pk/blog/2009/03/22/pakistan
-most-dangerous-country-rethink-afghanistan

One dead in Afghanistan bomb blast – GEO.tv
KHOST: A bomb ripped through a vehicle carrying labourers to work in volatile eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing one worker and wounding 11 other people, police said. The bomb struck la.
www.geo.tv/3-22-2009/37958.htm

Khaleej Times Online – Australia to consider more troops for …
SYDNEY -Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Sunday that he would consider sending more Australian troops to Afghanistan if the U.S. asks for them, and that he backs a stronger role for China in the International Monetary Fund. …
www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/international/
2009/March/international_March1766.xml&section=international

Informed Comment: Hixson: Finding a Way Out in Afghanistan
By Juan Cole
History, Foreign Policy, Middle East, South Asia, Religious Studies, War on Terror.
www.juancole.com/2009/03/hixson-fin
ding-way-out-in-afghanistan.html