U.S. soldiers secure the scene after a roadside bomb blast this week during a patrol in eastern Afghanistan's Lowgar province. (Umit Bektas / Reuters / November 23, 2011)
U.S. Commander Readying Request For More Troops To Advise Afghans -- L.A. Times
Marine Gen. John R. Allen wants 1,700 more military personnel to lead hundreds of new advisor teams to be assigned beginning next year to Afghan units battling the Taliban insurgency, officials say.
Reporting from Washington — The U.S. commander in Afghanistan has prepared a request for more troops to serve as advisors for Afghan military units, a sign that Washington and its allies are trying to speed up the hand-over of combat operations to the Afghans as they prepare to withdraw, U.S. and NATO officials said.
The stronger emphasis on training may keep more U.S. troops on bases next year and help reduce U.S. military casualties before presidential elections next November. President Obama's Afghan policy is already an issue.
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Afghan president condemns killing of 7 -- AP
Karzai says NATO strike killed 7 Afghan civilians -- AFP
Karzai Condemns Latest Deadly NATO Airstrike -- Voice of America
Nato accused of killing seven civilians in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Ten Afghans killed in Taliban ambush on NATO convoy -- AFP
ISAF recaptures escaped Taliban convict -- Long War Journal
Afghanistan 'will be unable to fight Taliban after Western withdrawal' -- Daily Telegraph
Afghans turn to people smugglers as NATO leave -- AFP
Afghan Opium Production to Expand After Troops Exit -- New York Times/Reuters
Is Afghanistan on the brink of civil war? -- Jean MacKenzie, Global Post
Karzai Names Afghanistan Central Bank Governor to End Five-Month Vacancy -- Bloomberg
Afghanistan nominates new central bank governor -- AFP
Noorullah Delawari named to head Afghan central bank -- BBC
Thanksgiving 2011: Troops in Afghanistan chow down -- Stars and Stripes
ISAF recaptures escaped Taliban convict -- Long War Journal
Afghanistan 'will be unable to fight Taliban after Western withdrawal' -- Daily Telegraph
Afghans turn to people smugglers as NATO leave -- AFP
Afghan Opium Production to Expand After Troops Exit -- New York Times/Reuters
Is Afghanistan on the brink of civil war? -- Jean MacKenzie, Global Post
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Noorullah Delawari named to head Afghan central bank -- BBC
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Afghans turn to people smugglers as NATO leave -- AFP
Afghan Opium Production to Expand After Troops Exit -- New York Times/Reuters
Is Afghanistan on the brink of civil war? -- Jean MacKenzie, Global Post
Karzai Names Afghanistan Central Bank Governor to End Five-Month Vacancy -- Bloomberg
Afghanistan nominates new central bank governor -- AFP
Noorullah Delawari named to head Afghan central bank -- BBC
Thanksgiving 2011: Troops in Afghanistan chow down -- Stars and Stripes
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Commandant of the Marine Corps visits frontline troops in Helmand province -- Dvids