Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 20, 2008

Taliban Rocket Bounces Off Brit Officer -- Jawa Report
Afghans Free Foreign Contractors -- BBC News
Afghan army kills 15 militants in gunbattle: official -- Rantburg
Suicide bomber kills 4 civilians in Afghan south -- Rantburg
Attacks Kill Afghan Soldiers, Police -- Rantburg
Afghan Journalist Appeals Death Sentence For Insulting Islam -- Gateway Pundit
Pentagon announces Iraq, Afghanistan troop deployments -- Newsweek
Militants free Pakistan envoy to Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Pakistan resists U.S. pressure on cross-border raids -- International Herald Tribune
U.S. plans new detention center in Afghanistan -- International Herald Tribune

My Comment: I am surprised by the articles from the Toronto Star. The Toronto Star is a very liberal paper in Canada, and not a fan of Canada's role in Afghanistan. The fact that the paper sees a positive trend in Afghanistan means that things may start to get better. I am still skeptical that this is true .... too many Afghans are too heavily invested in NOT having this conflict come to an end (for now), but maybe .... just maybe .... a tipping point is being reached.

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