FACTBOX: Security developments in Afghanistan
Reuters – USA
SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN – A soldier from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) died of wounds suffered in an attack by insurgents on …
www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSTRE56P0L820090726

AP Sources: US man was ‘gold mine’ of terror intel
The Associated Press
Intelligence experts say that his terror bosses first sent him on a mission to fire missiles at a US base in Afghanistan, most likely a way for them to test …
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American Heroes: Marines in Afghanistan
FOXNews – USA
By Andrew Stenner Marines and Navy corpsmen of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade launched Operation Khanjar in southern Afghanistan on July 2, 2009.…
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534602,00.html

Spiralling violence unnerves Afghanistan before vote
AFP
KABUL — Spiralling Taliban attacks and record Western military deaths have put Afghanistan on edge less than four weeks before key elections that many fear …
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US eyes private guards for bases in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — US military authorities in Afghanistan may hire a private contractor to provide around-the-clock security at dozens of bases and protect …
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US commander in Afghanistan shifts focus to protecting the public
Los Angeles Times
Stanley A. McChrystal is the new US Commander in Afghanistan. He sits down for an interview at the ISAF Headquarters in Kabul to discuss recent developments …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg
-afghan-interview26-2009jul26,0,5576419.story

In Illinois Town, Still a Time to Mourn
Washington Post
Three weeks ago, it was four soldiers, including two from the Marseilles National Guard armory, killed by a roadside bomb in Kunduz, Afghanistan.…
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/07/25/AR2009072500877.html

Military Weighs Private Security Contract
Washington Post
By Walter Pincus The US military command is considering contracting a private firm to manage security on the front lines of the war in Afghanistan, …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/07/25/AR2009072501738.html?hpid=topnews

Kyrgyzstan: At the Crossroad of Empires, a Mouse Struts
New York Times
Its unexpected emergence onto the international stage says much about how the war in nearby Afghanistan, the struggle for political influence in the former …
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/weekinreview/26levy.html

Police Stop Suicide Bombers Before they Strike in Afghanistan
Voice of America – USA
By Ayaz Gul Police in Afghanistan are said to have killed a group of suicide bombers on Saturday just when they were about to hit targets in an eastern city …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-25-voa4.cfm

Taliban’s increased activity in Afghanistan putting pressure on …
By Ani
LONDON – Saturday’s suicide attack on government buildings in Afghanistan’s southeastern city of Khost has raised fears in Pakistan about more such strikes and blood shed by the Taliban in the near future.
blog.taragana.com/n/talibans-increased-activity-
in-afghanistan-putting-pressure-on-pak-report-121057/

Afghanistan: Military Weighs Private Security on Front Lines …
By headjundi
Walter and the rest of the media is a little late to this party, but we can deal with that. Although it would be nice for the Washington Post to add a.
feraljundi.com/2009/07/26/afghanistan-military
-weighs-private-security-on-front-lines/

Afghanistan: Taliban tactics – Pakistan Defence Forum
By Fundamentalist
Afghanistan: Taliban tactics By Tom Housden BBC News International forces have been fighting the Taliban on and off for almost a decade since the US-le.
www.defence.pk/forums/strategic-geopolitical-
issues/30600-afghanistan-taliban-tactics.html

US Ask Guards In Afghanistan
By Pak Mahfil
KABUL: US military authorities in Afghanistan may hire a private contractor to provide around-the-clock security at dozens of bases and protect vehicle– All World News – PakMahfil.com.
www.pakmahfil.com/us-news/us-ask-guards-in-afghanistan.html

Afghanistan; the ‘Big Lie’… “ Moments of Clarity
By darrellgoodliffe
Almost eight years after the Taliban regime was toppled, our hopes for a truly democratic and independent Afghanistan have been betrayed by the continued domination of fundamentalists and by a brutal occupation that ultimately serves …
momentsofc.wordpress.com/2009/07/25/afghanistan-the-big-lie/