31 May, 2009

AP Top News at 4:00 am EDT
The Associated Press
… that the army will extend the Swat offensive to the semiautonomous tribal areas near Afghanistan where al-Qaida and the Taliban have long proliferated.
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Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan: ministry
AFP
LONDON (AFP) — Two British soldiers serving in Afghanistan were killed by an explosion on Saturday while on patrol in Helmand Province in the south of the …
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TH police chief to be deployed to Afghanistan
Chicago Tribune – United States
AP TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Terre Haute Police Chief John Plasse will be sent to Afghanistan in July as a member of the Indiana Army National Guard. …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-
ap-in-policechief-afgha,0,4923431.story

British special forces head to Afghanistan
United Press International – USA
KABUL, Afghanistan, May 30 (UPI) — Two British special forces squadrons have deployed to Afghanistan for covert operations against the Taliban, …
www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/30/British-special-
forces-head-to-Afghanistan/UPI-84051243700833/

Extra U.S. troops in Afghanistan by mid-July – Democratic Underground
KABUL, May 31 (Reuters) – The majority of the 17000 extra U.S. troops being sent to fight a growing Taliban-led insurgency in southern and western Afghanistan should be on the ground by mid-July, the U.S. military said on Sunday. …
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10 militants killed in Afghanistan fighting – The CNN Wire – CNN …
By joesterling
May 31st, 2009. 10 militants killed in Afghanistan fighting. Posted: 08:44 AM ET. KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) — Ten militants were killed on Sunday in fighting between coalition and Afghan troops and insurgents in western …
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militants-killed-in-afghanistan-fighting/

Green Left – AUSTRALIA: War in Afghanistan: what solutions?
Abdul Hekmat, a Hazara refugee from Afghanistan, doesn’t believe that the US-NATO invasion and occupation of his country amounts to a “good” war, and is troubled by the prospect of the Taliban seizing more power. …
www.greenleft.org.au/2009/797/41065

PUPPETGOV “ UK admits use of controversial ‘enhanced blast …
By PUPPETGOV
British pilots in Afghanistan are firing an increasing number of“enhanced blast” thermobaric weapons, designed to kill everyone in buildings they strike, the Ministry of Defence has revealed. Since the start of this year more than 20 …
blog.puppetgov.com/2009/05/31/uk-admits-use-of-
controversial-enhanced-blast-weapons-in-afghanistan/

Eye On The World: Afghanistan: 56 die in violence; bomb targets …
By Watcher
KABUL (AP) – A battle in a militant-controlled region of western Afghanistan left 30 insurgents and nine Afghan soldiers dead, while a roadside bomb in the country’s north wounded an Afghan governor, officials said Saturday. …
eye-on-the-world.blogspot.com/2009/05/
afghanistan-56-die-in-violence-bomb.html

30 May, 2009

Three al-Qaida arrested in Afghanistan
United Press International – USA
KHOST, Afghanistan, May 30 (UPI) — Three suspected al-Qaida agents have been arrested in eastern Afghanistan, US and Afghan officials say. …
www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/30/Three-al-Qaida-
arrested-in-Afghanistan/UPI-84641243696233/

Gunmen attack Ahmadinejad election office
AFP
Iran has often blamed US and British agents based in neighbouring Iraq and Afghanistan for attacks in border provinces with significant ethnic minorities. …
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3 al Qaeda suspects detained in Afghanistan
CNN International – USA
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) — Afghan and coalition forces detained three suspected al Qaeda operatives Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, the US military said. …
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North Korea Is Warned by Gates on Testing
New York Times – United States
“I know some in Asia have concluded that Afghanistan does not represent a strategic threat to their countries, owing in part to Afghanistan’s geographic …
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/30/world/asia/30military.html?ref=world

Bush Defends Focus on Afghanistan
ABC News – USA
As for Clinton, he said, “We should have let Hans Blix finish, and we should have concentrated on Afghanistan.” Blix, a former Swedish diplomat,…
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Taliban’s arms coming from Afghanistan: ISPR
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
LAHORE: Military spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas has said that “many of the Taliban’s arms are coming across the border from Afghanistan … the US should …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=200
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Petraeus supports closure of Guantanamo Bay prison
The Associated Press
He said closing Guantanamo and ensuring detainees are dealt with by an appropriate judicial system would bolster the nation’s war effort in Afghanistan and …
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Footballers’ brother among two dead in Afghanistan
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Two professional footballers have paid tribute to their brother who was one of the two latest servicemen to die in Afghanistan. By Thomas Harding, Defence …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/5407401
/Footballers-brother-among-two-dead-in-Afghanistan.html

Killed British servicemen named
BBC News – UK
Two British servicemen who died after being wounded in separate incidents in Afghanistan have been named by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8074026.stm

30 May SWJ Roundup (SWJ Blog)
By SWJ Editors
Video footage of a bombing raid by US forces earlier this month on a village in western Afghanistan “very clearly” shows that Taliban militants were targeted and it accounts for most of those killed, the top US commander for the Middle …
smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/05/30-may-swj-roundup/

Terrorist Border Crossing “ Pak Alert Press
By pakalert
Here, it’s also notable that NATO and US Forces deployed in Afghanistan are not paying any heat to the yield and are not even stopping militants crossing Pak – Afghan border. It was also found that Taliban are using the same weapons …
pakalert.wordpress.com/2009/05/30/terrorist-border-crossing/

Terre Haute News, Terre Haute, Indiana- TribStar.com – Terre Haute …
His first deployment to Afghanistan was from February 2006 to February 2007. His new orders call for a deployment of 400 days, but Plasse said he is not sure how long his deployment could actually last. …
www.tribstar.com/local/local_story_149223932.html

US urges Europe, China to step up Afghan help… | Euronews 24
By Tom
SINGAPORE – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged Europe and China to step up their involvement in rebuilding Afghanistan, saying Saturday that America alone cannot put the conflict-ridden nation back on its feet while mired in a …
www.euronews24.org/world/us-
urges-europe-china-to-step-up-afghan-help/

Implementing Af-Pak Strategy Is the Hard Part by Ali Gharib …
By Ali Gharib
With the strategic review for U.S. goals in Afghanistan and Pakistan now complete, the administration of President Barack Obama must shift to the more difficult task of choosing and – even more daunting – implementing policies that seek …
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