U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Leobardo Nunez provides security during a census patrol through a village near Khan Neshin, Afghanistan, March 22, 2012. Nunez is an infantry automatic rifleman assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez
Afghanistan: A Bleak Report From The Front -- Time
Marine General John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, was here in Washington two weeks ago saying the U.S. and the Afghan government are making progress in their decade-long battle with the Taliban. “We remain on track to ensure that Afghanistan will no longer be a safe haven for al-Qaida and will no longer be terrorized by the Taliban,” he said. “Our troops know the difference that they’re making every day, and the enemy feels that difference every day.”
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ISAF Joint Command evening operational update - April 2, 2012 -- ISAF
27 militants killed and injured in Afghan operations -- Khaama Press
Afghan market bombs injure 24, mostly children -- Gulf News/AFP
At Least 23 Wounded in Afghan Blast -- Voice of America
Bomb in southern Afghanistan kills police officer, wounds 2 others -- Washington Post/AP
Mine Clearers Abducted in Afghanistan -- RIA Novosti
Security failures in Afghan shootings: NATO -- Khaleej Times/AFP
Stress and gripes, not Taliban, drive Afghan insider attacks: NATO -- Yahoo News/Reuters
NATO: Personal Problems Not Taliban Behind Most ‘Blue-on-Green’ Attacks -- Voice of America
Australian soldier death reports kept secret -- Sydney Morning Herald
As troops exit Afghanistan, businesses may follow -- MSNBC/New York Times
Afghan foreign minister in Qatar to set up Taliban talks -- The Telegraph
Taliban’s moral police returns to parts of Afghanistan -- First Post
In Afghanistan, Learning to Use Facebook to Protest -- Time/AP
Afghanistan: Preserving Gains Of Women As Troops Withdraw – OpEd -- Eurasia Review
Security failures in Afghan shootings: NATO -- Khaleej Times/AFP
Stress and gripes, not Taliban, drive Afghan insider attacks: NATO -- Yahoo News/Reuters
NATO: Personal Problems Not Taliban Behind Most ‘Blue-on-Green’ Attacks -- Voice of America
Australian soldier death reports kept secret -- Sydney Morning Herald
As troops exit Afghanistan, businesses may follow -- MSNBC/New York Times
Afghan foreign minister in Qatar to set up Taliban talks -- The Telegraph
Taliban’s moral police returns to parts of Afghanistan -- First Post
In Afghanistan, Learning to Use Facebook to Protest -- Time/AP
Afghanistan: Preserving Gains Of Women As Troops Withdraw – OpEd -- Eurasia Review
Women Addicts In Afghanistan: The Ills Of Opium Abuse [PHOTOS] -- International Business Times
America, Afghanistan and the prisoners they hold -- Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters
Cassidy's study of AfPak COIN: A review -- Thomas E. Ricks, Best Defense
Afghanistan: our modern opium war -- Pratap Chatterjee, The Guardian
Why the military needs to leave Afghanistan, and soon -- Phil Sparrow, The Age
Stress and gripes, not Taliban, drive Afghan insider attacks: NATO -- Yahoo News/Reuters
NATO: Personal Problems Not Taliban Behind Most ‘Blue-on-Green’ Attacks -- Voice of America
Australian soldier death reports kept secret -- Sydney Morning Herald
As troops exit Afghanistan, businesses may follow -- MSNBC/New York Times
Afghan foreign minister in Qatar to set up Taliban talks -- The Telegraph
Taliban’s moral police returns to parts of Afghanistan -- First Post
In Afghanistan, Learning to Use Facebook to Protest -- Time/AP
Afghanistan: Preserving Gains Of Women As Troops Withdraw – OpEd -- Eurasia Review
Women Addicts In Afghanistan: The Ills Of Opium Abuse [PHOTOS] -- International Business Times
America, Afghanistan and the prisoners they hold -- Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters
Cassidy's study of AfPak COIN: A review -- Thomas E. Ricks, Best Defense
Afghanistan: our modern opium war -- Pratap Chatterjee, The Guardian
Why the military needs to leave Afghanistan, and soon -- Phil Sparrow, The Age