Afghanistan War News Updates -- January 11, 2010


Three US And One French Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan -- BBC

Three US soldiers have been killed while fighting insurgents in southern Afghanistan, Nato officials say.

Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) gave no further details about the incident.

In a separate attack, a French soldier was killed and another seriously injured north-east of Kabul, the French president's office said.

It said the soldiers were patrolling with Afghan troops in the Alasay valley, some 80km (50 miles) of Kabul.

France is among the top five contributors to Isaf operations and has almost 3,000 troops deployed, mainly in eastern Afghanistan.

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More News On Afghanistan

U.S., French Troops Killed in Afghanistan -- Wall Street Journal
NATO: 3 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan -- Time Magazine
3 U.S. soldiers killed in S Afghanistan -- China View
Bombs kill US troop, 2 Afghan road workers in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan -- Canadian Press
French soldier killed in Afghanistan: presidency -- Yahoo News/AFP
Afghanistan: Roadside Bomb Kills 3 Charity Workers -- New York Times
Sunday Mirror reporter Rupert Hamer killed in Afghanistan -- Mirror
Mirror dedicates issue to reporter killed in Afghanistan -- The Guardian
British Journalist and American Marine Die in Afghan Bomb Explosion -- New York Times
British Reporter Hamer and U.S. Marine are Killed by Roadside Bomb in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Funeral today for the first Canadian reporter killed in Afghanistan -- Canadian Press

Forces Chief Sir Jock Stirrup Faces Calls to Stand Down Early -- Times Online
General: Tide is turning against Taliban, Afghanistan mission still needs time -- L.A. Times
Gen. Stanley McChrystal Says Tide Is Turning in Afghanistan -- ABC News
General: Tide is turning against Taliban -- Yahoo News/AP

The shadow war in Afghanistan -- Asia Times
Bomber who struck CIA gloats about giving away secrets -- Sydney Morning Herald
CIA director defends agency after Afghanistan suicide blast -- Christian Science Monitor
'Afghanistan CIA bomber' shown vowing revenge -- BBC

Afghans more optimistic for future, survey shows -- BBC
Poll: 7 in 10 Afghans support US forces -- Washington Post/AP
Afghan election plan triggers new clash with Western backers -- McClatchy News

Russian Advice on Afghanistan -- Bpris Gromov and Dmitry Rogozin, New York Times
How the CIA Can Improve its Operations in Afghanistan -- David Ignatius, Washington Post

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