Afghanistan War News Updates -- November 22, 2010

US Officials Confident On 2014 Date To End Combat In Afghanistan -- Voice of America

U.S. officials are expressing confidence that a 2014 date for ending international combat operations in Afghanistan will be met, with Afghan security forces assuming a lead role in defending their nation by then.

NATO leaders emerged from a two-day summit in Portugal with a common commitment that U.S. and other allied forces will have moved into a support role in Afghanistan by the end of 2014.

Appearing on ABC's This Week program, the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, expressed cautious optimism about the timetable.

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More News On Afghanistan

NATO sets 2014 target for Afghan pullout -- L.A. Times
NATO adopts transition plan for Afghan war -- Washington Post

Hillary Clinton: Hamid Karzai supports U.S. strategy -- Politico
Karzai and Nato agree Afghanistan exit strategy -- BBC
Obama Rejects Push From Karzai to Reduce Raids in Afghan War -- Wall Street Journal

Afghan bomb attack kills two NATO soldiers -- AFP
Four civilians killed in Afghanistan blast -- UPI
4 Afghans, 2 troops killed in bomb attacks -- Montreal Gazette/AFP
Local Taliban leaders killed, detained after coalition operations in Afghanistan -- New Kerala
Nato: Two Taliban leaders killed -- Press Association
Army chief: Afghan tide is turning -- Press Association
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Nov 22 -- Reuters

Taliban scorns plan giving NATO option to linger in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Taliban Vows To Force NATO Out Of Afghanistan Before 2014 -- Huffington Post
Taliban Rejects NATO Withdrawal Timetable -- Voice of America

Violence not greatest risk for Afghan children -- AP
Children safer in Afghan cities than NYC: NATO envoy -- Reuters
Refugees from Afghanistan's Helmand province disheartened at U.S. presence -- Washington Post
Mullen: 2011 will be 'very difficult' in Afghanistan -- Politico
Mullen: No major strategy shift expected from Afghanistan review -- CNN
Gates Addresses Role in Afghanistan After Security Transition -- U.S. Department of Defense
Clinton: US Not Decided On Permanent Base In Afghanistan -- RTT News
Whistleblower details bribes, fraud in Afghanistan -- McClatchy News
Rockets, Lyrics & iPhone on the Front Line -- New York Times
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FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Nov 22 -- Reuters

Taliban scorns plan giving NATO option to linger in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Taliban Vows To Force NATO Out Of Afghanistan Before 2014 -- Huffington Post
Taliban Rejects NATO Withdrawal Timetable -- Voice of America

Violence not greatest risk for Afghan children -- AP
Children safer in Afghan cities than NYC: NATO envoy -- Reuters
Refugees from Afghanistan's Helmand province disheartened at U.S. presence -- Washington Post
Mullen: 2011 will be 'very difficult' in Afghanistan -- Politico
Mullen: No major strategy shift expected from Afghanistan review -- CNN
Gates Addresses Role in Afghanistan After Security Transition -- U.S. Department of Defense
Clinton: US Not Decided On Permanent Base In Afghanistan -- RTT News
Whistleblower details bribes, fraud in Afghanistan -- McClatchy News
Rockets, Lyrics & iPhone on the Front Line -- New York Times
Between Firefights, Jokes, Sweat and Tedium -- New York Times
92% of Afghans Never Heard of 9/11 -- FOX News
Survey: Most Afghans in South Unaware of 2001 Terrorist Attacks on US -- Voice of America

Obama and Afghanistan: How long will U.S. troops be there? -- USA Today
NATO, Karzai and the relics of Kabul -- M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
Is U.S. wearing out its welcome in Afghanistan? -- Deb Riechmann, Army Times/The Associated Press

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