Afghanistan And The American Presence. How Long? -- The EconomistAttempting both to leave by 2014 and stay perhaps for ever.
IN A minibus it takes fully 20 minutes from the helicopter landing strip at Camp Dwyer to the base’s main administrative area. Crossing this vast dusty chunk of the Helmand desert you pass a giant new runway capable of accommodating the American air force’s biggest cargo planes. Out in the distance a huge plant spews out cement and aggregate for yet more construction. The facility has sprung up from nothing in the past 18 months. In theory it will be redundant in three years, when NATO combat troops are meant to have put themselves out of a job.
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ISAF Joint Command operational update -- Dvids
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Taliban stop cell phone signals in key Afghan province -- Reuters
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Gurkha who single-handedly fought off up to 30 Taliban awarded Gallantry Cross -- Daily Mail
Gurkha who repelled Taliban attack gets bravery medal -- BBC
Gallantry Cross for brave Gurkha -- Press Association
Gurkha honoured for solo defence of base against Taliban -- The Guardian
More German troops to be sent to Afghanistan -- Deutsche Welle
Merkel Cabinet Approves AWACS for Afghanistan -- Spiegel Online
German Parliament Backs Afghan AWACS Mission -- Washington Post
German parliament backs Afghan AWACS mission -- Seattle PI
Germany to boost NATO in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Australia apologises to Afghanistan over racist remarks by soldiers -- The Telegraph
Australia apology over army's Afghan Facebook 'racism' -- BBC
Australia apologises for troops Facebook insults -- AFP
Defence chiefs angered by racist Facebook comments -- ABC.net
Commentary: Afghanistan 'kill squad' photos damage U.S. -- Kansas City
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ISAF Joint Command operational update -- Dvids
Taliban Cuts Cellphone Service in Helmand -- New York Times
Taliban stop cell phone signals in key Afghan province -- Reuters
Paranoid Talib Shut Down Civilian Cell Service -- War On Terror News
Gurkha tells of lone stand against Taliban -- The Telegraph
Gurkha among UK servicemen and women honoured for bravery -- BBC
Gurkha who single-handedly fought off up to 30 Taliban awarded Gallantry Cross -- Daily Mail
Gurkha who repelled Taliban attack gets bravery medal -- BBC
Gallantry Cross for brave Gurkha -- Press Association
Gurkha honoured for solo defence of base against Taliban -- The Guardian
More German troops to be sent to Afghanistan -- Deutsche Welle
Merkel Cabinet Approves AWACS for Afghanistan -- Spiegel Online
German Parliament Backs Afghan AWACS Mission -- Washington Post
German parliament backs Afghan AWACS mission -- Seattle PI
Germany to boost NATO in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Australia apologises to Afghanistan over racist remarks by soldiers -- The Telegraph
Australia apology over army's Afghan Facebook 'racism' -- BBC
Australia apologises for troops Facebook insults -- AFP
Defence chiefs angered by racist Facebook comments -- ABC.net
Commentary: Afghanistan 'kill squad' photos damage U.S. -- Kansas City
Afghanistan: Reflections on the the Kill Team
Gallantry Cross for brave Gurkha -- Press Association
Gurkha honoured for solo defence of base against Taliban -- The Guardian
More German troops to be sent to Afghanistan -- Deutsche Welle
Merkel Cabinet Approves AWACS for Afghanistan -- Spiegel Online
German Parliament Backs Afghan AWACS Mission -- Washington Post
German parliament backs Afghan AWACS mission -- Seattle PI
Germany to boost NATO in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Australia apologises to Afghanistan over racist remarks by soldiers -- The Telegraph
Australia apology over army's Afghan Facebook 'racism' -- BBC
Australia apologises for troops Facebook insults -- AFP
Defence chiefs angered by racist Facebook comments -- ABC.net
Commentary: Afghanistan 'kill squad' photos damage U.S. -- Kansas City
Afghanistan: Reflections on the the Kill Team -- Josh Shahryar, Huffington Post
So much for hearts and minds: Could the murder and mutilation of Afghan villagers by U.S. soldiers undo all the good the West is doing in Libya? -- Tom Leonard, Daily Mail
More military abuse, but this time no cover-up -- Peter Worthington
Defense task force on Afghanistan development unravels -- Washington Post
Ending the Afghan War, with a Whimper Instead of a Bang -- Jean Mackenzie, Global Post
Gurkha honoured for solo defence of base against Taliban -- The Guardian
More German troops to be sent to Afghanistan -- Deutsche Welle
Merkel Cabinet Approves AWACS for Afghanistan -- Spiegel Online
German Parliament Backs Afghan AWACS Mission -- Washington Post
German parliament backs Afghan AWACS mission -- Seattle PI
Germany to boost NATO in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Australia apologises to Afghanistan over racist remarks by soldiers -- The Telegraph
Australia apology over army's Afghan Facebook 'racism' -- BBC
Australia apologises for troops Facebook insults -- AFP
Defence chiefs angered by racist Facebook comments -- ABC.net
Commentary: Afghanistan 'kill squad' photos damage U.S. -- Kansas City
Afghanistan: Reflections on the the Kill Team -- Josh Shahryar, Huffington Post
So much for hearts and minds: Could the murder and mutilation of Afghan villagers by U.S. soldiers undo all the good the West is doing in Libya? -- Tom Leonard, Daily Mail
More military abuse, but this time no cover-up -- Peter Worthington
Defense task force on Afghanistan development unravels -- Washington Post
Ending the Afghan War, with a Whimper Instead of a Bang -- Jean Mackenzie, Global Post