{"id":818,"date":"2009-07-30T09:28:15","date_gmt":"2009-07-29T23:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.khanfactor.com\/blog\/?page_id=818"},"modified":"2012-05-28T18:08:36","modified_gmt":"2012-05-28T08:08:36","slug":"af","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.khanfactor.com\/blog\/?page_id=818","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<li><a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/huber\/2009\/09\/14\/death-by-bananastan\/\"><font color=\"#990000\">Death by Bananastan<\/font><\/a>\u00a0 <em>9\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/vlahos\/2009\/09\/14\/it-takes-a-village\"><font color=\"#990000\">It Takes a Potemkin Village (to Lose a War)<\/font><\/a>\u00a0<em>9\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fff.org\/blog\/jghblog2009-09-15.asp\"><font color=\"#990000\">Interventionism, Empire, and the Taliban<\/font><\/a>\u00a0<em>9\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a 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href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/afghanistans-hidden-toll-troops-invalided-out-triple-in-three-years-1779382.html\">Afghanistan&#8217;s Hidden Toll on British Troops<\/a><em>8\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/8227275.stm\">Fury at NATO&#8217;s Helicopter Attack on Afghan Clinic<\/a><em>8\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/29\/british-prime-minister-visits-afghanistan-2\/\">British Prime Minister Visits Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/breakingnews\/world\/brown-pledges-more-resources-for-afghan-mission-424372.html\">Brown Pledges More Resources for Afghan Mission<\/a><em>8\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kuna.net.kw\/NewsAgenciesPublicSite\/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2022376&amp;Language=en\">Blast Kills Two Afghan Civilians<\/a><em>8\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a 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Vote<\/a><em>8\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/dangerroom\/2009\/08\/danger-room-in-afghanistan-the-taliban-push-back\/\">The Taliban Push Back in Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/uknews\/6112560\/Soldiers-banned-from-training-with-live-rounds.html\">British Soldiers Banned From Training With Live Rounds<\/a><em>8\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090829\/wl_nm\/us_afghanistan_violence\">Two Killed, 21 Wounded in Afghan Suicide Strike<\/a><em>8\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/29\/karzai-increases-lead-to-46-pct-in-afghan-election-2\/\">Karzai Increases Lead to 46 Pct in Afghan Election<\/a><em>8\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/28\/gen-mcchrystal-seeks-20000-more-troops-for-afghanistan\/\">Gen. McChrystal Seeks 20,000 More Troops for Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2009\/08\/28\/world\/main5271822.shtml\">CBS Reporter Injured by IED in Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fairuse.100webcustomers.com\/thatseemsfair\/latimes0313.html\">Seven Years After CIA Abduction, Prisoner Still Held Without Charge<\/a><em>8\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/28\/AR2009082800615_pf.html\">August Deadliest Month for US in Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/29\/world\/asia\/29prexy.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">US-Afghan Relations Strained Over Election<\/a><em>8\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/28\/cash-a-softener-in-afghan-war-zone-2\/\">Cash: a Softener in Afghan War Zone<\/a><em>8\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090828\/wl_nm\/us_afghanistan_nato\">NATO Wants Troops to Boost Afghan Forces Training<\/a><em>8\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/28\/analysis-vote-snarls-us-job-instead-of-easing-it-3\/\">Afghan Vote Snarls US Job Instead of Easing It<\/a><em>8\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/us-wants-20000-more-troops-to-fight-taliban-1778947.html\">Gen. McChrystal to Seek Another 20,000 US Troops for Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/world\/story\/74543.html\">Taliban&#8217;s Growth in Afghanistan&#8217;s North Threatens to Expand War<\/a><em>8\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/28\/tensions-rise-as-thousands-of-fraud-allegations-hit-afghan-vote\/\">Tensions Rise as Thousands of Fraud Allegations Hit Afghan Vote<\/a><em>8\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090826\/wl_sthasia_afp\/turkeyafghanistangreecenato\">Turkey Should Expand Role in Afghanistan: NATO Chief<\/a> <em>8\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090826\/wl_uk_afp\/britainmilitaryafghanistandiplomacy\">Troops Off Afghan Frontline Within Five Years: UK Envoy<\/a> <em>8\/26\/2009 <\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/n\/a\/2009\/08\/25\/national\/a135527D64.DTL\">Petraeus: More Tough Fighting Ahead in Afghanistan <\/a><em>8\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090826\/wl_nm\/us_afghanistan_election_helicopter\">US Helicopter Accidentally Dumps Afghan Ballot Boxes<\/a> <em>8\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/25\/AR2009082501312_pf.html\">Some Democrats Question Afghan Buildup Sought by Generals<\/a> <em>8\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/26\/group-us-is-monitoring-journalists-in-afghanistan\/\">Group: US Is Monitoring Journalists in Afghanistan <\/a><em>8\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/26\/pakistani-taliban-seen-as-regrouping\/\">Pakistani Taliban Seen as Regrouping <\/a><em>8\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090826\/pl_afp\/afghanistanunrestus\">US Says Afghan Attack Won&#8217;t Stop Progress<\/a> <em>8\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/26\/karzai-widens-lead-in-afghan-vote-count-3\/\">Karzai Widens Lead in Afghan Vote Count <\/a><em>8\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/26\/us-loses-ballot-boxes-as-afghan-vote-count-moves-slowly-forward\/\">US Copter Loses Ballot Boxes as Afghan Vote Count Moves Slowly Forward<\/a> <em>8\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090826\/pl_afp\/afghanistanunrestmilitarymedia\">Pentagon Profiling Afghan Embed Journalists <\/a><em>8\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1497564.php\/Taliban-deny-responsibility-for-deadly-Kandahar-blast-Roundup\">Taliban Condemn Kandahar Blast <\/a><em>8\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/26\/2-us-troops-killed-in-afghanistan\/\">2 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan <\/a><em>8\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/top_story_detail.asp?Id=24141\">Mullen Says US &#8216;Starting Over&#8217; in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/afghanistan\/6094583\/UK-suffered-one-casualty-in-Afghanistan-for-every-vote.html\">UK Suffered One Casualty in Afghanistan for Every Vote<\/a> <em>8\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/time\/20090826\/wl_time\/08599191885000\">The Long Vote Count in Afghanistan: Room for Mischief? <\/a><em>8\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/25\/at-least-41-killed-in-afghanistan-bombings\/\">At Least 41 Killed in Afghanistan Bombings <\/a><em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2009\/08\/25\/MNIA19D1NS.DTL&amp;type=politics\">Karzai Ready to Declare Victory in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/25\/pakistani-taliban-admit-leader-mehsud-killed-2\/\">Pakistani Taliban Admit Leader Mehsud Killed <\/a><em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/26\/world\/asia\/26afghan.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">Wide Fraud Is Charged as Afghans Tally Votes<\/a> <em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com\/2009\/08\/25\/u-s-military-4-u-s-troops-killed-in-afghanistan\/\">Military: 4 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan <\/a><em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/25\/preliminary-afghan-results-give-karzai-narrow-lead\/\">Preliminary Afghan Results Give Karzai Narrow Lead<\/a> <em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ukpress\/article\/ALeqM5ivjnThn_I8chRX-48-VDFjaG0jQg\">Eight Killed in New Afghan Car Bombings <\/a><em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/afghanistan\/6090109\/Nato-suffers-deadliest-year-in-Afghanistan-since-2001-invasion.html\">NATO Suffers Deadliest Year in Afghanistan Since 2001 Invasion<\/a> <em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/25\/41-killed-in-afghan-blast-caused-by-vehicle-bombs-2\/\">41 Killed in Afghan Blast Caused by Vehicle Bombs<\/a><em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/25\/car-bomb-blasts-in-afghanistan-kill-at-least-41-2\/\">Car Bomb Blasts in Afghanistan Kill at Least 41<\/a><em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090825\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanunrestnato\">Four US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Unrest<\/a><em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32554148\/ns\/world_news-south_and_central_asia\/\">5 Synchronized Car Bombs Kill 30 in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/story?id=8407197\">Karzai&#8217;s Top Challenger Releases Videos, Photos Alleging Fraud<\/a> <em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/25\/2009-already-natos-deadliest-year-in-afghanistan\/\">2009: Already Nato&#8217;s Deadliest Year in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/25\/AR2009082501343_pf.html\">Karzai, Top Rival Run Nearly Even in Preliminary Afghan Vote<\/a> <em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2009-08-25-afghanistan_N.htm\">Initial Afghan Election Results Show Karzai With Slight Lead<\/a> <em>8\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/military\/2009-08-23-afghan-spy-planes_N.htm\">US Shifts Spy Planes to Afghan War<\/a> <em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/24\/afghan-elections-seen-as-a-setback-for-women-2\/\">Afghan Elections Seen as a Setback for Women<\/a> <em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fairuse.100webcustomers.com\/thatseemsfair\/latimes0309.html\">More Troops Needed in Afghanistan, Allies Tell US Envoy<\/a> <em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/24\/world\/asia\/24military.html?_r=1&amp;ref=world\">US Military Says Its Force in Afghanistan Is Insufficient<\/a> <em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/24\/algorithms-to-stop-fraud-in-medieval-afghanistan-4\/\">Algorithms to Stop Fraud in Medieval Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fairuse.100webcustomers.com\/thatseemsfair\/latimes0311.html\">As Discord Mounts, Afghan Officials Promise Preliminary Election Results Tuesday<\/a> <em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/24\/afghan-officials-promise-preliminary-election-results-tuesday\/\">Afghan Officials Promise Preliminary Election Results Tuesday<\/a> <em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/8217568.stm\">Afghan Journalist Shot Dead in Pakistan Ambush<\/a> <em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/world\/story\/74260.html\">Young Afghan Released From Guantanamo Meets With Karzai<\/a> <em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2009-08-24-afghanistan-taliban_N.htm\">Afghans Move Toward Reconciliation With Taliban<\/a> <em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fox11online.com\/dpp\/news\/military\/military_ap_kabul_3NATOtroopskilledinsouthAfghan_20090824_2800531\">1 American, 2 Estonian Troops Killed in Southern Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/24\/us-commanders-in-afghanistan-demand-even-more-troops\/\">US Commanders in Afghanistan Demand Even More Troops<\/a><em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1497014.php\/Afghan-reporter-shot-dead-in-Pakistan\">Afghan Reporter Shot Dead in Pakistan<\/a><em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/detail.aspx?id=104370&amp;sectionid=351020604\">German Candidates Clash Over Afghanistan Exit<\/a> <em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.abcnews.com\/thenote\/2009\/08\/feingold-to-obama-announce-withdrawal-timetable-from-afghanistan.html\">Feingold to Obama: Announce Withdrawal Timetable From Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/25\/world\/asia\/25afghan.html?_r=1&amp;ref=world\">Afghan Cabinet Minister Claims Karzai Victory<\/a><em>8\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/23\/pakistan-taliban-commander-vows-afghan-fight\/\">Pakistan Taliban Commander Vows Afghan Fight<\/a> <em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/23\/no-us-puppet-recent-karzai-decisions-anger-us\/\">No US Puppet, Recent Karzai Decisions Anger US<\/a> <em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/24\/world\/asia\/24military.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">US Military Says Its Force in Afghanistan Is Insufficient<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/world\/story\/74218.html\">Is Pakistan&#8217;s Taliban Movement on the Way Out?<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/top_story_detail.asp?Id=24064\">Six Cops Killed in Northern Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/251\/story\/74209.html\">Observers Cautious on Calling Afghan Election a Success<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/afghanistan\/6077203\/Hamid-Karzai-re-elected-by-landslide-poll-data-shows.html\">Hamid Karzai &#8216;Re-Elected&#8217; by Landslide, Poll Data Shows<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/23\/polling-data-points-to-landslide-karzai-win\/\">Polling Data Points to Landslide Karzai &#8216;Win&#8217;<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/23\/afghanistan-deteriorating-admiral-mullen-admits\/\">Afghanistan &#8216;Deteriorating,&#8217; Admiral Mullen Admits<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/23\/obama-facing-hard-choices-on-afghanistan-war-plans-7\/\">Obama Facing Hard Choices on Afghanistan War Plans<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/23\/mccain-afghanistan-needs-petraeus-iraq-approach\/\">McCain: Afghanistan Needs Petraeus&#8217; Iraq Approach<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/23\/obama-facing-hard-choices-on-afghanistan-war-plans\/\">Obama Facing Hard Choices on Afghanistan War Plans<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/Afghanistan\/article6807248.ece\">Karzai Accused by Rival Candidate of Rigging Afghanistan Election<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB125103886204451893.html\">Mullen: Afghanistan Situation Is Deteriorating<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/23\/vote-fraud-allegations-mount-in-afghanistan\/\">Vote Fraud Allegations Mount in Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090823\/wl_afp\/afghanistanvotecomplaints\">More Than 200 Claims of Irregularities in Afghan Vote<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090823\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanvoteobservers\">Flaws Undermine Claims of Afghan Vote &#8216;Success&#8217;<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090823\/wl_afp\/afghanistanvote\">Mass Rigging in Afghan Vote Says Leading Contender<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2009-08-22-abdullah-excerpts_N.htm\">Abdullah: &#8216;We Have a Lot of Complaints&#8217;<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090823\/ts_afp\/afghanistanunrest\">Fresh Attack Hits Northern Afghanistan: Govt<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/23\/mullen-worried-over-public-support-for-afghan-war\/\">Mullen Worried Over Public Support for Afghan War<\/a><em>8\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/23\/world\/asia\/23afghan.html?hp\">Intimidation Observed in Afghan Election<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB125094727269451467.html\">Afghan Elections Observers Cite Fraud<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/23\/world\/asia\/23marines.html?hp\">Marines Fight With Little Aid From Afghans<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/23\/world\/middleeast\/23detain.html?_r=1&amp;hp\">Pentagon Shift Gives Names of Detainees to Red Cross<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/22\/top-marine-visits-us-troops-in-two-war-zones\/\">Top Marine Visits US Troops in Two War Zones<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/23\/world\/asia\/23pstan.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">New Leader of Pakistan&#8217;s Taliban Is Named, Though Officials Believe He Is Dead<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/worldNews\/idUSTRE57H0L220090822\">Pakistani Taliban Quiz Mehsud Kin Over Snitching<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/22\/observers-point-to-widespread-fraud-in-afghan-vote\/\">Observers Point to Widespread Fraud in Afghan Vote<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/22\/abdullah-accuses-karzai-of-rigging-afghan-vote\/\">Abdullah Accuses Karzai of &#8216;Rigging&#8217; Afghan Vote<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090823\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanvotewomen\">Women Voter Turnout Sinks in Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/worldNews\/idUSTRE57L12B20090822\">German FM Proposes Afghan Pullout Talks<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/22\/afghan-presidential-challenger-talks-with-rivals\/\">Afghan Presidential Challenger Talks With Rivals<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/washington-hopes-to-exploit-taliban-power-struggle-1776184.html\">Washington Hopes to Exploit Taliban Power Struggle<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/23\/weekinreview\/23baker.html\">Could Afghanistan Become Obama&#8217;s Vietnam?<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/22\/abdullah-accuses-karzai-of-rigging-afghan-vote-5\/\">Abdullah Accuses Karzai of Rigging Afghan Vote<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/politics\/2009\/aug\/23\/liam-fox-afghanistan-troops-conservatives\">Tory Defense Spokesman Demands Exit Strategy for Afghanistan Pullout<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/dangerroom\/2009\/08\/danger-room-in-afghanistan-hansel-and-gretel-vs-roadside-bombs-2\/\">Afghanistan: &#8216;Hansel and Gretel&#8217; Vs. Roadside Bombs<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/dangerroom\/2009\/08\/taliban-chopper-trap-snags-brit-chinook\/\">Taliban Chopper Trap Snags Brit Chinook<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/2009\/08\/22\/Slain-soldier-oldest-to-die-in-Afghanistan\/UPI-32071250942828\/\">59-Year-Old Soldier Oldest to Die in Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data\/international\/2009\/August\/international_August1638.xml&amp;section=international&amp;col=\">Afghanistan Fears Ethnic Unrest<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kuna.net.kw\/NewsAgenciesPublicSite\/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2021176&amp;Language=en\">Afghanistan: NATO Soldier Dies in Vehicle Accident<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/id\/213143?from=rss\">Was There Vote Rigging in Afghanistan&#8217;s Election?<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090822\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanvote\">Observers Warn Afghan Vote Not Universally Free<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/Afghanistan\/article6806415.ece\">Taliban Attacks Leave Poll Soaked in Afghan Blood<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/newstopics\/politics\/defence\/6073754\/Hundreds-of-injured-troops-in-fight-with-MoD-over-compensation-payments.html\">Hundreds of Injured UK Troops in Fight With MoD Over Compensation Payments<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/22\/report-pakistani-taliban-choose-new-leader\/\">Report: Pakistani Taliban Choose New Leader<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisisbath.co.uk\/politics\/Vigil-urges-withdrawal-Afghanistan\/article-1276542-detail\/article.html\">UK: Vigil Urges Withdrawal From Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/22\/taliban-cut-off-fingers-of-2-afghan-voters-5\/\">Taliban Cut Off Fingers of 2 Afghan Voters<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2009-08-22-abdullah_N.htm\">Abdullah Prepares for Afghan Election Results, Challenges, Uproar<\/a><em>8\/22\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.king5.com\/localnews\/stories\/NW_082109WAB-spanaway-man-killed-KS.102070bcb.html\">Soldier From Guam Leaves Behind Wife, 4 Children and 10 Grandchildren<\/a><em>8\/21\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2009-08-20-afghanistan-vote_N.htm\">Afghans&#8217; Next Test: Tallying Votes<\/a><em>8\/21\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1496665.php\/Don-t-claim-victory-yet-EU-tells-Afghan-election-candidates\">Don&#8217;t Claim Victory Yet, EU Tells Afghan Candidates<\/a><em>8\/21\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB125089638739950599.html\">Afghanistan Contractors Outnumber Troops<\/a><em>8\/21\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/22\/world\/asia\/22kabul.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">US Fears Rifts if Afghanistan Vote Goes to Runoff<\/a><em>8\/21\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/21\/karzai-rival-both-declare-victory\/\">Karzai, Rival Both Declare Victory<\/a><em>8\/21\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fairuse.100webcustomers.com\/thatseemsfair\/latimes0305.html\">In Afghanistan Election, Deciding Who Won Is the Hard Part<\/a><em>8\/21\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/Afghanistan\/article6804537.ece\">No Sign of Voters on Election Day in Afghanistan Despite Official Claims<\/a><em>8\/21\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090821\/ts_afp\/afghanistanvote\">Counter-Claims Erupt as Afghan Vote Count Ends<\/a><em>8\/21\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/21\/obama-lauds-afghan-vote-warns-of-more-violence-2\/\">Obama Lauds Afghan Vote, Warns of More Violence<\/a><em>8\/21\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20090822\/FOREIGN\/708219788\/1002\/FOREIGN\">The Taliban Diversify Into Tobacco<\/a><em>8\/21\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090821\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanvotebritainunrest\">Two British Soldiers Killed on Afghan Election Day<\/a><em>8\/21\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/21\/21-year-old-navajo-soldier-dies-in-afghanistan\/\">21-Year-Old Navajo Soldier Dies in Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/21\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cleveland.com\/metro\/2009\/08\/garfield_heights_saddened_to_h.html\">Garfield Heights (OH) Saddened to Hear of Death of Local Marine<\/a><em>8\/21\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/21\/us-targets-taliban-leader-in-latest-missile-strike\/\">US Targets Taliban Leader in Latest Missile Strike<\/a><em>8\/21\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/21\/us\/21intel.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">CIA Said to Use Outsiders to Put Bombs on Drones<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/8213266.stm\">Head of Polish Army Resigns in Row Over Equipment in Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/20\/analysis-afghan-vote-shows-taliban-still-potent\/\">Afghan Vote Shows Taliban Still Potent<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/world\/story\/74062.html\">Election Turnout Appears Low in Much of Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/time\/20090820\/wl_time\/08599191763600\">Afghanistan Vote: Threats, Anger, Empty Polling Stations<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1496507.php\/NATO-chief-hails-Afghan-elections\">NATO Chief Hails Afghan Elections as Great Success<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dw-world.de\/dw\/article\/0,,4582559,00.html\">German Liberal Party Calls for Exit Timetable for Afghanistan Troops<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dailytimes.com.pk\/default.asp?page=2009%5C08%5C21%5Cstory_21-8-2009_pg1_2\">Afghan Govt &#8216;Satisfied&#8217; With Election Turnout<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/Afghanistan\/article6803686.ece\">Violence Forces Polls to Shut Amid Low Afghan Turnout<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/afghanistan\/6061376\/RAF-Chinook-helicopter-shot-down-in-Afghanistan-in-Taliban-election-spectacular.html\">British Chinook Helicopter Shot Down in Afghanistan by Militants<\/a> <em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/20\/afghan-election-marred-by-low-turnout-violence-reports-of-fraud\/\">Afghan Election Marred by Low Turnout, Violence, Reports of Fraud<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.co.uk\/news\/world\/article.html?Scores_killed_as_scared_Afghans_snub_polls&amp;in_article_id=723587&amp;in_page_id=64\">Scores Killed as Scared Afghans Snub Polls<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/uk_news\/8211552.stm\">British Chopper Forced Down in Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/20\/afghans-turn-to-the-twitterverse-for-election\/\">Afghans Turn to the Twitterverse for Election<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hamptonroads.com\/2009\/08\/chesapeake-soldier-killed-afghanistan-dad-husband\">Chesapeake (VA) Soldier Killed in Afghanistan a Dad, Husband<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yournabe.com\/articles\/2009\/08\/21\/queens\/doc4a8d88c1ceb2f368996636.txt\">Afghan War Claims Life of Marine From Queens (NY)<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/20\/pakistan-hopes-afghan-vote-will-bring-stability\/\">Pakistan Hopes Afghan Vote Will Bring Stability<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/topNews\/idUSTRE57E0D620090821\">Obama Vows to Finish Job After &#8216;Successful&#8217; Afghan Vote<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/21\/world\/europe\/21iht-germany.html?_r=1&amp;ref=world\">German Party Calls for Plan for Removal of Troops From Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/20\/in-afghanistan-violence-and-cynicism-keep-voter-turnout-low\/\">In Afghanistan, Violence and Cynicism Keep Voter Turnout Low<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/time\/20090820\/wl_time\/08599191728000\">Afghan Election: What Outcome Is Best for the US?<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/20\/gibbs-afghan-election-outcome-wont-change-policy\/\">Gibbs: Afghan Election Outcome Won&#8217;t Change Policy<\/a><em>8\/20\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/nation\/story\/74013.html\">Army Medics Rehearse Mountain Rescues for Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/19\/polls-show-vast-majority-of-americans-opposed-to-afghan-surge\/\">Poll: Most Americans&#8217; Say Afghan War Not Worth Fighting<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fairuse.100webcustomers.com\/thatseemsfair\/latimes0304.html\">In Afghanistan, a Gang Takes Over a Kabul Bank and a Bomber Strikes a Military Convoy<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32470364\/ns\/world_news-south_and_central_asia\/\">Militants Raid Kabul Bank, Battle Troops<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/19\/pakistani-talibans-deputy-head-takes-over-group-2\/\">Pakistani Taliban&#8217;s Deputy Head Takes Over Group<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/18\/gen-mcchrystal-taliban-at-post-2001-peak\/\">Gen. McChrystal: Taliban at Post-2001 Peak<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/19\/afghan-media-to-defy-censorship-orders\/\">Afghan Media to Defy Election Censorship Orders<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/19\/afghans-vote-for-president-amid-fears-of-attacks\/\">Afghans Vote for President Amid Fears of Attacks<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090819\/wl_nm\/us_afghanistan\">Karzai Says Taliban Will Fail to Wreck Afghan Vote<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/19\/afghans-register-to-vote-in-former-taliban-town\/\">Afghans Register to Vote in Former Taliban Town<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/19\/afghan-media-refuse-to-censor-election-reporting-6\/\">Afghan Media Refuse to Censor Election Reporting<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/middle-east\/will-afghans-defy-taliban-and-flock-to-the-ballot-box-1774573.html\">Will Afghans Defy Taliban and Flock to the Ballot Box?<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/8208687.stm\">Herat Fears Post-Election Instability<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32482808\/ns\/politics-washington_post\/\">Poll: Americans&#8217; Mood Sours on Afghan War<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/18\/AR2009081803156_pf.html\">Afghans&#8217; Low Expectations Ensure Karzai Is Favorite, Despite Poor Record<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/n\/a\/2009\/08\/19\/national\/w125958D76.DTL\">Afghan Vote Could Aid War Effort but Not End It<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090819\/pl_afp\/usafghanistanvotemedia\">US Expresses Displeasure at Afghan Media Ban<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/19\/us-air-strike-kills-four-police-in-afghanistan\/\">US Air Strike Kills Four Police in Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/international\/world\/0,1518,643775,00.html\">How the Taliban Are Taking Control of Kunduz<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/19\/AR2009081903712_pf.html\">High-Tech Balloon to Help Forces Keep Watch on Afghan Polls<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/technology\/8209172.stm\">Web Tool Oversees Afghan Election<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/19\/6-us-troops-die-in-afghanistan-ahead-of-election\/\">6 US Troops Die in Afghanistan Ahead of Election<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/english.aljazeera.net\/focus\/afghanistanelections2009\/2009\/08\/200981910755438497.html\">Afghan Royal Eyes Poll Success<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/19\/afghan-media-refuse-to-censor-election-reporting-5\/\">Afghan Media Refuse to Censor Election Reporting<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1496270.php\/US-airstrike-kills-4-Afghan-police-district-chief-killed-in-blast\">US Airstrike Kills Four Afghan Police<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fairuse.100webcustomers.com\/thatseemsfair\/latimes0301.html\">The Four Main Contenders in Afghanistan&#8217;s Presidential Election<\/a><em>8\/19\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stripes.com\/article.asp?section=104&amp;article=64241\">Security Tightens in Kandahar Province Ahead of Afghan Election<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2009\/08\/ap_afghanistan_taliban_081809\/\">Taliban Roam in Afghan South Despite Troops<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtkr.com\/news\/military\/sns-ap-as-afghan-us,0,3982884.story\">Mccain Calls for More US Troops in Afghanistan, Suggests Doubling Marines in Violent Province<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/top_story_detail.asp?Id=23959\">12 Die in Afghan Suicide Attacks<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/18\/mccain-calls-for-more-us-troops-in-afghanistan\/\">Mccain Calls for More US Troops in Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/19\/world\/asia\/19candidates.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">Afghan Long Shots Seek Presidency, or Another Job<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/18\/paratroopers-off-to-new-job-training-afghan-police-2\/\">Paratroopers Off to New Job Training Afghan Police<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/18\/ascetic-afghan-presidential-candidate-wins-support-2\/\">Ascetic Afghan Presidential Candidate Wins Support<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/asia\/article6800024.ece\">Afghanistan Presidential Palace in Rocket Attack<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1496035.php\/Taliban-strength-at-post-2001-peak-NATO-commander-says\">Taliban Strength at Post-2001 Peak, NATO Commander Says<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/18\/captured-pakistani-taliban-admits-leader-is-dead-2\/\">Captured Pakistani Taliban Admits Leader Is Dead<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/8208548.stm\">Afghan Poll Media Blackout Urged<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/asiaCrisis\/idUSISL189869\">Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Yearn to Vote<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/18\/world\/asia\/18taliban.html?_r=1&amp;ref=world\">Peace Talks With Taliban Top Issue in Afghan Vote<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/18\/just-in-time-for-election-afghanistan-introduces-sweeping-new-censorship\/\">Just in Time for Election: Afghanistan Introduces Sweeping New Censorship<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/18\/2-us-troops-killed-in-eastern-afghanistan\/\">2 US Troops Killed in Eastern Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1495950.php\/NATO-to-halt-military-operations-during-Afghan-elections-1st-Lead\">NATO to Halt Military Operations During Afghan Elections<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxdetroit.com\/dpp\/news\/local\/West_Michigan_Soldier_Killed_\">West Michigan Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Blast<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/taliban-steps-up-election-terror-campaign-1774047.html\">Taliban Steps Up Election Terror Campaign<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32457483\/ns\/world_news-south_and_central_asia\/\">UN Staff Among 7 Slain in Kabul Suicide Attack<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/18\/mccain-backs-obama-policy-of-escalation-in-afghanistan\/\">Mccain Backs Obama Policy of Escalation in Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.al.com\/live\/2009\/08\/marine_killed_in_afghanistan_l.html\">Marine Killed in Afghanistan Laid to Rest in Baldwin County (AL)<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/19\/world\/asia\/19afghan.html?_r=1&amp;ref=world\">Afghanistan Hit by Attacks Just Days Before Election<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/19\/world\/asia\/19holbrooke.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">US Presses Pakistan on Taliban<\/a><em>8\/18\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/in-the-field-with-the-troops-in-helmand-1773469.html\">In the Field With UK Troops in Helmand<\/a><em>8\/17\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/afghanistan\/6043751\/Hamid-Karzai-condemned-for-allowing-warlord-to-return-from-exile.html\">Karzai Condemned for Allowing Warlord to Return From Exile<\/a><em>8\/17\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/226\/story\/73851.html\">Ex-Refugees Skeptical That Afghan Election Will Mean Change<\/a><em>8\/17\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/18\/world\/asia\/18taliban.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">Peace Talks With Taliban Are a Top Issue in Afghan Vote<\/a><em>8\/17\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/17\/karzai-slammed-over-corruption-during-tv-debate\/\">Karzai Slammed Over Corruption During TV Debate<\/a><em>8\/17\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/17\/pakistani-taliban-says-bombs-a-gift-for-us-envoy-2\/\">Pakistani Taliban Says Bombs a &#8216;Gift&#8217; for US Envoy<\/a><em>8\/17\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/english.aljazeera.net\/focus\/afghanistanelections2009\/2009\/08\/2009813141122712355.html\">Helping Afghan Women Find a Voice<\/a><em>8\/17\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/worldNews\/idUSTRE57E0D620090817\">Returned Afghan General Throws Weight Behind Karzai<\/a><em>8\/17\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/17\/afghan-candidate-pushes-anti-corruption-platform\/\">Afghan Candidate Pushes Anti-Corruption Platform<\/a><em>8\/17\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/heraldsun\/story\/0,21985,25944794-5005961,00.html\">UK Says Afghan War &#8216;Winnable&#8217;<\/a><em>8\/17\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/17\/british-army-chief-backs-off-40-years-in-afghanistan-comments\/\">British Army Chief Backs Off &#8217;40 Years in Afghanistan&#8217; Comments<\/a><em>8\/17\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2009-08-16-aid-surge_N.htm\">State Dept. Adds More Aid Workers in Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/17\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2005\/08\/20\/AR2005082001002_pf.html\">&#8216;I Will Go to Do Jihad Again and Again&#8217;<\/a> <em>08\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090816\/india_nm\/india417868\">Signs of Taliban Rift Hearten Pakistan, US<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090816\/wl_uk_afp\/britainmilitaryafghanistantoll\">Brown Says Afghan Mission &#8216;Vital&#8217; as Death Toll Reaches 204<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1495690.php\/Karzai-attends-televised-debate-for-Afghan-presidential-candidates\">Karzai Attends Televised Debate for Afghan Presidential Candidates<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/afghan-women-to-miss-out-on-vote-in-landmark-election-1773091.html\">Millions of Afghan Women to Miss Out on Vote in Landmark Election<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/asia\/article6798001.ece\">201st British Soldier Dies in Afghanistan as Injury Rate Accelerates<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/16\/afghans-told-they-can-vote-_-as-mortar-shells-fly\/\">Afghans Told They Can Vote \u2013 as Mortar Shells Fly<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090816\/india_nm\/india417846\">Exiled Afghan General Dostum Returns as Vote Looms<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omaha.com\/article\/20090816\/NEWS01\/908169996\/-1\/FRONTPAGE\">Hagel Warns of US &#8216;Drift&#8217; in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/16\/taliban-threatens-polling-stations-in-afghanistan\/\">Taliban Threatens Polling Stations in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/8203830.stm\">Kandahar Dreamers Test Taliban Edicts<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090816\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanunrestvotemilitary\">Afghan Govt Says Over 30 Rebels Killed<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090816\/wl_nm\/us_afghanistan_election_women\">Afghan Woman Candidate Packs Gun, Wears Trousers<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/16\/us-envoy-praises-pakistan-progress-against-taliban-6\/\">US Envoy Praises Pakistan Progress Against Taliban<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090816\/india_nm\/india417847\">Karzai Seen Winning Afghan Poll, but at What Price?<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/world\/story\/73810.html\">Afghan Government Seeks Election Day Truces With Insurgents<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/world\/story\/73809.html\">Notorious Warlord Returns to Afghanistan to Help Karzai<\/a> <em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/confusion-over-future-role-for-british-troops-1773089.html\">Confusion Over Future Role for British Troops in Afghanistan<\/a><em>8\/16\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/uk_news\/8203711.stm\">Soldier&#8217;s Death Takes UK Afghan Toll to 200<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/world\/barbaric-laws-reverse-afghan-womens-rights-20090815-elqj.html\">&#8216;Barbaric Laws&#8217; Reverse Afghan Women&#8217;s Rights<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090815\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanunresttaliban\">Afghan, American Forces Claim to Kill 38 Taliban<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/15\/world\/asia\/15briefs-Afghanistan.html?ref=world\">Afghanistan: Suicide Car Bomber Kills Soldier, Wounds 5 in Helmland<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/n\/a\/2009\/08\/15\/international\/i120833D34.DTL\">Vote a Test for Afghanistan&#8217;s Tenuous South<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/afghanistan\/6035083\/Surge-in-casualties-undermining-Afghan-war-effort-Army-report-says.html\">British Army Report: Surge in Casualties Undermining Afghan War Effort,<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/content\/19785\/afghanistan-passes-food-sex-law.html\">Afghanistan Passes &#8216;Food for Sex&#8217; Law<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/251\/story\/73798.html\">How Did a Suicide Bomber Get to Kabul&#8217;s NATO Headquarters?<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/worldNews\/idUSTRE57E0D620090815\">Taliban Claim Blast at NATO Base in Kabul<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090816\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanvotelogistics\">Donkeys, Helicopters Drafted in for Afghan Vote<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/world\/story\/73798.html\">How Did a Suicide Bomber Get to Kabul&#8217;s NATO Headquarters?<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/worldNews\/idUSTRE57D2A320090815\">Secrets of Karzai&#8217;s Strength in Quiet Afghan North<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/15\/AR2009081500572_pf.html\">Pre-Vote Blast in Kabul Signals Taliban Intent<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/asia\/article6797694.ece\">United States and NATO Training Afghan Soldiers<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pajhwok.com\/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&amp;id=79778\">Afghanistan: Herat Attacks Leave Three Dead<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/15\/old-men-replace-women-in-afghan-polling-stations\/\">Old Men Replace Women in Afghan Polling Stations<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2009\/08\/14\/gates-its-a-mystery-how-l_n_259573.html\">Gates: It&#8217;s a &#8216;Mystery&#8217; How Long US Forces Will Be in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/karzais-secret-uturn-on-afghan-rape-law-1772524.html\">Karzai&#8217;s Secret U-Turn on Afghan Rape Law<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/asia\/article6797796.ece\">Americans Clash With Britain Over Afghan Siege City<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pajhwok.com\/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&amp;id=79783\">South Afghanistan: 32 Die in Escalating Pre-Poll Violence<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/16\/world\/asia\/16policy.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">US Turns to Radio Stations and Cellphones to Counter Taliban&#8217;s Propaganda<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/thetwo-way\/2009\/08\/afghanistan_taliban_inskeep_op.html\">Much of Afghan Drug Money Going to &#8216;Our Friends&#8217;<\/a> <em>8\/15\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/14\/poll-shows-karzai-leading-ahead-of-afghan-election-3\/\">Poll Shows Karzai Leading Ahead of Afghan Election<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upiasia.com\/Emerging_Threats\/2009\/08\/14\/US-forces-kill-Afghan-security-guards\/UPI-98711250282646\/\">US Forces Kill Afghan Security Guards<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.antonnews.com\/farmingdaleobserver\/news\/2220-farmingdale-marine-james-argentine-killed-in-afghanistan.html\">Farmingdale (NY) Marine Killed in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/drones-silent-killers-or-a-vital-source-of-information-against-the-taliban-1772515.html\">Drones: Silent Killers, or a Vital Source of Information Against the Taliban?<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090814\/pl_afp\/usgeorgiarussiaafghanistanmilitary\">US to Train Georgian Troops for Afghan Mission<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32426033\/ns\/world_news-south_and_central_asia\/\">Huge Blast at NATO Headquarters Rocks Kabul<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/8199777.stm\">Aggrieved Villagers Wary of Afghan Vote<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/13\/AR2009081303855_pf.html\">With Karzai Favored to Win, US Walks a Fine Line<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/14\/marines-try-a-womans-touch-to-reach-afghan-hearts\/\">Marines Try a Woman&#8217;s Touch to Reach Afghan Hearts<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.sky.com\/skynews\/Home\/World-News\/Afghanistan-British-Captain-Removed-After-Slamming-Afghan-War-In-Article-In-Independent\/Article\/200908215361300?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_1&amp;lid=ARTICLE_15361300_Afghanistan%3A_British_Captain_Remov\">British Captain Removed After Slamming Afghan War<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20090815\/WEEKENDER\/708149834\/1306\">&#8216;Civilian Surge&#8217; in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/n\/a\/2009\/08\/14\/national\/w102548D89.DTL\">Afghan Election an Early Test of Obama&#8217;s War Plan<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/14\/gen-mcchrystal-may-seek-more-combat-less-support-in-afghanistan\/\">Gen. McChrystal May Seek More Combat, Less Support in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/14\/at-least-eight-killed-in-us-raid-in-afghanistan\/\">US Raid Kills at Least Eight Afghan Civilians and Police<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090814\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanunrestvote\">Vote Leaders Take Campaigns Across Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/14\/AR2009081403568_pf.html\">In Helmand, Caught Between US, Taliban<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/aug\/14\/general-considers-more-afghanistan-fighters\/\">General Considers More Afghanistan Fighters<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/14\/AR2009081402842_pf.html\">Afghan Hopeful Has Penchant for Details<\/a> <em>8\/14\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reuters.com\/global\/2009\/08\/13\/who-is-funding-the-afghan-taliban-you-dont-want-to-know\/\">Who Is Funding the Afghan Taliban? You Don&#8217;t Want to Know<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/14\/world\/asia\/14poll.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">Afghan Election Race Narrows<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/13\/gates-no-troop-recommendation-in-afghan-report-2\/\">Gates: No Troop Recommendation in Afghan Report<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090813\/wl_asia_afp\/afghanistanunrestvote\">Violence Threatens Afghan Polling Stations: Officials<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090813\/wl_nm\/us_afghanistan_karzai_drugs\">Afghan President&#8217;s Brother Denies Drugs Link<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/13\/karzai-orders-afghan-forces-election-cease-fire\/\">Karzai Orders Afghan Forces Election Cease-Fire<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/world\/story\/73694.html\">In Taliban Heartland, Coalition&#8217;s Made Little Headway After Eight Years<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/13\/military-3-british-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan\/\">Military: 3 British Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/14\/world\/asia\/14ghani.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">A Technocrat Shakes Up the Afghan Campaign<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/13\/pakistan-pounds-taliban-commanders-bases-12-die-11\/\">Pakistan Pounds Taliban Commander&#8217;s Bases, 12 Die<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2009\/aug\/13\/afghanistan-ceasefire-deals-presidential-election\">Taliban Chiefs Agree Ceasefire Deals for Afghan Presidential Election<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2009-08-13-afghanistan-ceasefire_N.htm\">Afghanistan Forces to Observe Election Cease-Fire<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/13\/gates-remains-optimistic-insists-afghan-war-will-be-won-in-a-few-years\/\">Gates Remains Optimistic, Insists Afghan War Will Be Won in &#8216;A Few Years&#8217;<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/13\/poll-pakistanis-oppose-taliban-still-revile-us\/\">Poll: Pakistanis Oppose Taliban, Still Revile US<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/13\/air-force-may-buzz-before-bombing-in-afghanistan\/\">Air Force May Buzz Before Bombing in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090813\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanvotesecurity\">Insecurity Could Close 10% of Afghan Voting Centers<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/13\/poll-pakistani-oppose-both-us-and-taliban\/\">Poll: Pakistanis Oppose Both US and Taliban<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/aug\/13\/perilous-afghan-roads\/\">Clearing Roadside Bombs Perilous Duty<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/world\/story\/73695.html\">In Afghan District, US Will Face &#8216;Toughest Environment&#8217;<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/13\/poll-suggests-afghan-election-narrowing\/\">Poll Suggests Afghan Election Narrowing<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/13\/karzai-offers-govt-jobs-to-presidential-rivals-3\/\">Karzai Offers Govt Jobs to Presidential Rivals<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/13\/report-karzai-taliban-reach-secret-election-day-ceasefire-deal\/\">Report: Karzai, Taliban Reach Secret Election Day Ceasefire Deal<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/asia\/article6795079.ece\">Three British Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan, Taking Toll to 199<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theaustralian.news.com.au\/story\/0,25197,25920777-2703,00.html\">Australian Troops Shoot Dead an Afghan Police Officer<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2009\/08\/ap_soldier_theft_081209\/\">Former Army Captain Pleads Guilty to Stealing $400,000 in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/worldNews\/idUSTRE57C2Z220090813\">Afghan President&#8217;s Brother Denies Drugs Link<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/13\/american-service-member-killed-in-afghanistan\/\">American Service Member Killed in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fairuse.100webcustomers.com\/thatseemsfair\/latimes0287.html\">Deadly Contractor Incident Sours Afghans<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090813\/wl_nm\/us_afghanistan\">Karzai Rival Tells Huge Crowd Afghan Race Not Over<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090813\/wl_nm\/us_afghanistan_abdullah\">Abdullah Trying to Prove He Is No Afghan Also-Ran<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/13\/observers-see-pattern-of-fraud-before-afghan-vote-7\/\">Observers See Pattern of Fraud Before Afghan Vote<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/13\/gates-a-few-years-of-combat-in-afghanistan-2\/\">Gates: &#8216;A Few Years&#8217; of Combat in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/savannahnow.com\/node\/766634\">Newlywed Marine Pilot Killed in Afghanistan (GA)<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/top_story_detail.asp?Id=23872\">Former Afghan President Escapes Taliban Attack<\/a> <em>8\/13\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/12\/marines-assault-taliban-town-in-afghanistan-6\/\">Marines Assault Taliban Town in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.truthout.org\/081209A?n\">Another Soldier Refuses Afghanistan Deployment<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/13\/world\/asia\/13kandahar.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">As Afghan Vote Nears, Taliban Intimidation Rises<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/csm\/20090812\/ts_csm\/aafghanelect\">American Forces Scramble to Expand Security Before Afghan Vote<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090812\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanunrestpolice\">Seven Police Killed in Afghanistan: Officials<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/11\/AR2009081103341_pf.html\">US Ambassador Seeks More Money for Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/12\/AR2009081203198_pf.html\">In Afghanistan, a Test of Tactics<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/uk\/article6794038.ece\">Dame Vera Lynn Says Britain&#8217;s Afghan Campaign Makes No Sense to Her<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090812\/wl_nm\/us_pakistan_usa_mehsud\">US Sees Signs of Disarray Within Pakistani Taliban<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/niemanwatchdog.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=ask_this.view&amp;askthisid=00426\">What&#8217;s Happening in the Afghan Massacre Probe?<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/12\/marines-assault-taliban-town-in-afghanistan-4\/\">Marines Assault Taliban Town in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/13\/world\/asia\/13military.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">New Army Handbook Teaches Afghanistan Lessons<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/12\/general-afghan-airmen-preparing-to-fight-2\/\">General: Afghan Airmen Preparing to Fight<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090812\/pl_nm\/us_iran_usa_afghanistan\">US Sees Limited Iranian Hand in Afghan Insurgency<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090812\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanusaviationmilitary\">US May Arm Afghan Air Corps With Drones: General<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/world\/story\/73609.html\">US Mulls Pulling Troops From Remote Afghan Outposts<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/12\/2-ap-journalists-wounded-in-afghanistan-bombing\/\">2 AP Journalists Wounded in Afghanistan Bombing<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fairuse.100webcustomers.com\/thatseemsfair\/latimes0284.html\">Taliban Drug Proceeds Lower Than Thought, US Report Says<\/a> <em>8\/12\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/10\/AR2009081003055_pf.html\">Potent Bombs Slow Marine Offensive in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/11\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/11\/three-us-troops-killed-as-violence-continues-to-soar-in-afghanistan\/\">Three US Troops Killed as Violence Continues to Soar in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/11\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.eufaulatribune.com\/euf\/news\/local\/article\/eufaula_soldier_dies_in_afghanistan\/87085\/\">Eufaula (AL) Soldier Killed by IED in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/11\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32374029\/ns\/world_news-south_and_central_asia\/\">Trained for Iraq, Brigade Instead in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/11\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/8193427.stm\">Afghan Farmers Recall Poppy Riches<\/a> <em>8\/11\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/11\/afghanistan-hires-10000-tribesmen-to-secure-polls-3\/\">Afghanistan Hires 10,000 Tribesmen to Secure Polls<\/a> <em>8\/11\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/11\/us-nato-deaths-from-afghan-bombings-spike-6-fold-6\/\">US, NATO Deaths From Afghan Bombings Spike 6-Fold<\/a> <em>8\/11\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3news.co.nz\/Polish-soldier-killed-in-Afghanistan\/tabid\/417\/articleID\/116228\/cat\/290\/Default.aspx\">Polish Soldier Killed in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/11\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1494849.php\/Four-NATO-three-Afghan-soldiers-killed-in-Afghanistan-Roundup\">Four Nato, Three Afghan Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/11\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fairuse.100webcustomers.com\/thatseemsfair\/latimes0283.html\">Afghanistan&#8217;s Presidential Election Campaign an Exercise in Peril<\/a> <em>8\/11\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/world\/story\/73457.html\">Afghan Woman Defies Threats, Discrimination to Run for Re-Election<\/a> <em>8\/11\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/article.asp?edition_id=10&amp;categ_id=2&amp;article_id=105162\">Karzai Insists Polls Will Proceed Despite Taliban Violence<\/a> <em>8\/11\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/11\/3-american-troops-killed-in-southern-afghanistan-3\/\">3 American Troops Killed in Southern Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/11\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124986154654218153.html?mod=googlenews_wsj\">US Commander: Taliban Now Winning<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5jngI9LUQtW7r2Q2LyyGQK2Id3QZg\">Afghan Govt Compound Attacked as Vote Looms<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/10\/drug-barons-at-top-of-us-list-of-people-to-kill-in-afghanistan\/\">Drug Barons at Top of US List of People to Kill in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/10\/50-drug-barons-on-us-target-list-in-afghanistan\/\">50 Drug Barons on US Target List in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1494525.php\/Suicide-bomber-targets-NATO-forces-in-northern-Afghanistan\">Suicide Bomber Targets NATO Forces in Northern Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1494577.php\/Italy-seeks-to-drop-peace-from-its-definition-of-Afghan-mission\">Italy Seeks to Drop &#8216;Peace&#8217; From Its Definition of Afghan Mission<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/world\/AP\/story\/1179737.html\">Afghanistan Hires 10,000 Tribesmen to Secure Polls<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1494657.php\/Taliban-fighters-attack-town-near-Afghan-capital-2nd-Roundup\">Taliban Fighters Attack Town Near Afghan Capital<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/227\/story\/73407.html\">US Commander Also Seeks Civilian &#8216;Surge&#8217; in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/articles\/swanson-matthew-jeff-2524241-afghanistan-soldier\">Lake Forest (CA) Soldier Dies After July Accident in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/n\/a\/2009\/08\/10\/international\/i121154D13.DTL\">Afghan Airstrikes and Civilian Casualties<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/10\/world\/asia\/10afghan.html?_r=1&amp;ref=world\">US to Hunt Down Afghan Drug Lords Tied to Taliban<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/asia\/article6790736.ece\">Opium Barons at Top of Kill or Capture List<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/asia\/article6790742.ece\">Karzai Offers Rival Top Cabinet Post in Effort to Avoid Election Defeat<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124986154654218153.html\">Top US Commander: Taliban Winning in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/11\/world\/asia\/11afghan.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">Taliban Seize Building for Attack on Afghan Government Offices<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/military\/2009-08-09-mcchrystal-afghanistan_N.htm\">Mcchrystal: Jobs Could Curb Taliban Fighting<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/apps\/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aEDNf4C2ma8w\">Pakistan Taliban Deputy Hakimullah Calls Ap, Wire Service Says<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/8192671.stm\">US to Target &#8216;Afghan Drug Lords&#8217;<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/n\/a\/2009\/08\/10\/international\/i104153D09.DTL\">Karzai Leading in Afghan Voter Survey<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/news\/content\/state\/epaper\/2009\/08\/10\/0810homesteadhero.html?cxtype=rss&amp;cxsvc=7&amp;cxcat=0\">Homestead (FL) Marine Killed in Afghanistan Planned to Be Firefighter<\/a> <em>8\/10\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/09\/white-house-afghan-war-not-in-crisis\/\">White House: Afghan War Not in Crisis<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/top_story_detail.asp?Id=23780\">Pakistan Interior Minister Demands Taliban Prove Leaders Are Alive<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/09\/gop-senator-warns-against-pulling-a-rumsfeld\/\">GOP Senator Warns Against Pulling a &#8216;Rumsfeld&#8217; in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090809\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanunrestnato\">British, Three Afghan Soldiers Killed: Military<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/09\/top-adviser-calls-for-45000-more-us-troops-in-afghanistan\/\">Top Adviser Calls for 45,000 More US Troops in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/10\/world\/asia\/10afghan.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">US to Hunt Down Afghan Drug Lords Tied to Taliban<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/09\/taliban-awaiting-us-response-on-captured-troop-2\/\">Taliban: Awaiting US Response on Captured Troop<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/09\/opium-takes-over-entire-afghan-families-villages\/\">Opium Takes Over Entire Afghan Families, Villages<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090809\/india_nm\/india416417\">Paperwork Turns Back China-Bound Afghan Flight<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2009\/WORLD\/asiapcf\/08\/09\/us.pakistan.taliban\/\">US General: Likelihood of Pakistani Taliban Leader&#8217;s Death &#8217;90 Percent&#8217;<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/afghanistan\/6000455\/UN-Hamid-Karzais-government-using-state-resources-to-swing-Afghan-election.html\">UN: Hamid Karzai&#8217;s Government Using State Resources to Swing Afghan Election<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090809\/india_nm\/india416356\">Pakistan Taliban Commander Denies Shootout With Rival<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090809\/wl_nm\/us_afghanistan_election_un\">UN Says Violence Threatens Afghan Poll<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/afghanistan\/6001456\/Taliban-to-decide-on-abducted-US-soldiers-fate.html\">Taliban &#8216;To Decide&#8217; on Abducted US Soldier&#8217;s Fate<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/asia\/article6789142.ece\">Another 45,000 US Troops Needed in Afghanistan, Military Adviser Says<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/09\/pakistani-taliban-death-reports-spur-flurry-of-rumors-and-denials\/\">Pakistani Taliban Death Reports Spur Flurry of Rumors and Denials<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/09\/china-says-plane-diverted-to-afghanistan-by-threat-2\/\">China Says Plane Diverted to Afghanistan by Threat<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/09\/new-zealand-sending-commandos-to-afghanistan\/\">New Zealand Sending Commandos to Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/pakistan\/6000201\/Pakistan-Taliban-to-prove-Baitullah-Mehsud-is-alive.html\">Pakistan Taliban &#8216;To Prove&#8217; Baitullah Mehsud Is Alive<\/a> <em>8\/9\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thenews.jang.com.pk\/top_story_detail.asp?Id=23740\">Is Pakistani Taliban Leader Dead?<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sundayherald.com\/news\/heraldnews\/display.var.2524587.0.new_army_chief_scraps_shopping_list_for_afghanistan.php\">New British Army Chief Scraps Shopping List for Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/08\/world\/asia\/08warlords.html?_r=1&amp;hp\">Karzai Wins Afghan Warlord&#8217;s Support as Others Fear the Cost<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/story.irishsun.com\/index.php\/ct\/9\/cid\/2411cd3571b4f088\/id\/528697\/cs\/1\/\">Pakistan Denies Afghanistan Transit Facilities to Import Oil From India<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090808\/wl_nm\/us_afghanistan_election\">Afghan Presidential Contender Denies Karzai Deal<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/08\/afghan-challenger-blasts-government-security\/\">Afghan Presidential Challenger Blasts Government Security<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32339723\/ns\/world_news-washington_post\/\">US and Britain Again Target Afghan Poppies<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpost.com\/nationalpost\/story.html?id=1869852\">Afghan Taliban Say Unhurt by Mehsud Death, Resistance Will Continue<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/08\/clinton-us-to-work-with-afghan-election-winner\/\">Clinton: US to Work With Afghan Election Winner<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/in.reuters.com\/article\/domesticNews\/idINISL46568520090808?rpc=401&amp;\">NATO Friendly Fire Wounds 5 Afghan Policemen<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2009\/aug\/05\/taliban-afghanistan-british-ambassador\">UK Envoy Claims Most Fighting With Taliban in Afghanistan Could Change Sides<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/uk\/article6788738.ece\">New British Army Chief Under Fire Over &#8217;40 Years&#8217; Claim<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fairuse.100webcustomers.com\/mayfaire\/latimes0245.htm\">US Military Works to Foil Afghan Bombers<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/08\/afghan-jail-conditions-hamper-gitmo-prosecutions\/\">Afghan Jail Conditions Hamper Gitmo Prosecutions<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/us_and_americas\/article6788115.ece\">US in Afghanistan: No Honor in &#8216;Killing by E-Mail&#8217;<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/08\/british-soldier-on-patrol-killed-in-afghanistan\/\">British Soldier on Patrol Killed in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/uk\/2009\/aug\/09\/afghanistan-soldiers-deaths-compensation-equipment\">British Troops Say They Lack the Right Kit to Fight in Helmand<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/08\/safety-of-russian-planes-in-afghan-war-questioned\/\">Safety of Russian Planes in Afghan War Questioned<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/national\/Local_Marine_killed_in_Afghanistan.html\">San Antonio (TX) Marine Killed in Afghanistan Bomb Blast`<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/heraldsun\/story\/0,21985,25901145-5005961,00.html\">Afghanistan: Three Australian Soldiers Injured in Roadside Bomb<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/asia\/article6788737.ece\">UK Special Forces Target Afghan Taliban &#8216;Spectacular&#8217; Death Team<\/a> <em>8\/8\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090807\/wl_nm\/us_nato_afghanistan\">NATO Chief Wants More Troops in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/7\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/07\/3-british-troops-1-american-killed-in-afghanistan\/\">3 British Troops, 1 American Killed in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/7\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090807\/india_nm\/india416185\">US Sees Possible Death of Taliban Chief Slowing Group<\/a> <em>8\/7\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090808\/ts_nm\/us_afghanistan_casualties\">NATO Probes Two Afghan Civilian Casualties<\/a> <em>8\/7\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsherald.com\/articles\/anthony-76468-garcia-navy.html\">Navy Corpsman (FL) Killed in Afghanistan Remembered by Friends<\/a> <em>8\/7\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/07\/2-plead-guilty-to-offering-bribe-in-afghanistan\/\">2 Plead Guilty to Offering Bribe in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/7\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/07\/white-house-pakistan-safer-if-taliban-chief-dead\/\">White House: Pakistan Safer if Taliban Chief Dead<\/a> <em>8\/7\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/07\/aide-says-pakistani-taliban-leader-killed-by-us-2\/\">Aide Says Pakistani Taliban Leader Killed by US<\/a> <em>8\/7\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/csm\/20090807\/wl_csm\/omassoud\">Drone Probably Killed Taliban Leader. Is Pakistan Safer?<\/a> <em>8\/7\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/07\/will-taliban-heads-death-further-destabilize-pakistan\/\">Will Taliban Head&#8217;s Death Further Destabilize Pakistan?<\/a> <em>8\/7\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/worldNews\/idUSTRE5765ZQ20090807\">Incoming British Top General Says Afghan Mission May Continue Until 2050<\/a> <em>8\/7\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090807\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanvotekarzai\">Thousands Rally for Karzai as Next Afghan Leader<\/a> <em>8\/7\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090807\/wl_nm\/us_afghanistan_violence\">11 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan This Week<\/a> <em>8\/7\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/07\/pakistani-taliban-heads-death-a-blow-to-militants-2\/\">Pakistani Taliban Head&#8217;s Death a Blow to Militants<\/a> <em>8\/7\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dailytimes.com.pk\/default.asp?page=2009\\08\\08\\story_8-8-2009_pg7_33\">US Wants Afghan Army to Triple in Size<\/a> <em>8\/7\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5jmTZoYm1KUhIFWGLiI7AvLZLs4NQ\">Afghans Confuse Democracy With Fornication<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/06\/pakistan-us-probe-report-of-taliban-chiefs-death\/\">Pakistan, US Probe Report of Taliban Chief&#8217;s Death<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/secret-deal-to-keep-karzai-in-power-1768499.html\">Karzai Eyes Secret Deal to Remain in Power<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.aol.ca\/article\/afghan-farmers-killed-by-air-strike-police\/689247\/\">US Air Strike Kills Five Afghan Farmers<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2009\/POLITICS\/08\/06\/poll.afghanistan\/\">Support for Afghan War Drops, CNN Poll Finds<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/updates.asp?id=84433\">Five US Troops Killed in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/8188446.stm\">Afghan Bomb Kills Four US Troops<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/uk\/2009\/aug\/06\/ridgback-armoured-carriers-dubai\">British Armored Cars Destined for Afghanistan Held in Dubai &#8216;Due to Secrecy&#8217;<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/aug\/06\/mullen-decries-culture-of-poverty\/\">Adm. Mullen Decries &#8216;Culture of Poverty&#8217; in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/world\/roadside-bomb-kills-21-afghans-travelling-to-wedding\/article1243004\/\">Roadside Bomb Kills 21 Afghans Travelling to Wedding<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/06\/challenger-gains-ground-as-afghan-vote-nears\/\">Challenger Gains Ground as Afghan Vote Nears<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politicsdaily.com\/2009\/08\/06\/barracks-and-burger-king-u-s-builds-a-supersized-base-in-afgh\/\">Barracks and Burger King: US Builds a Supersized Base in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/06\/cnn-poll-points-to-growing-us-opposition-to-afghan-war\/\">CNN Poll: US Support for Afghan War Plummeting<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/06\/us-looks-to-vietnam-for-afghan-tips\/\">US Looks to Vietnam for Afghan Tips<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/07\/world\/asia\/07policy.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">White House Struggles to Measure Afghan Progress<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/06\/adviser-us-has-2-more-tough-years-in-afghanistan\/\">Adviser: US Has 2 More Tough Years in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090806\/wl_asia_afp\/afghanistanunrestnato\">Afghan Attacks Kill 17 Including Wedding-Goers<\/a> <em>8\/6\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1493802.php\/NATO-disputes-killing-Afghan-civilians-in-airstrike-visit-to-Afghanistan-Roundup\">NATO Disputes Killing Afghan Civilians in Airstrike<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/05\/pentagon-delays-afghan-war-review\/\">Pentagon Delays Afghan War Review<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/05\/pentagon-says-review-of-afghan-war-to-be-delayed\/\">Pentagon Says Review of Afghan War to Be Delayed<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roxboro-courier.com\/articles\/2009\/08\/05\/news\/doc4a78c2ecebbd7361776304.txt\">Roxboro (NC) Native Killed in Afghanistan Remembered<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1493847.php\/Afghan-elections-will-be-challenging-says-British-envoy\">Afghan Elections Will Be &#8216;Challenging&#8217; Says British Envoy<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/05\/nato-insists-slain-civilians-were-insurgents\/\">Afghans Protest as NATO Insists Slain Civilians Were &#8216;Insurgents&#8217;<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonindependent.com\/53908\/feingold-set-to-oppose-further-troop-boost-for-afghanistan\">Feingold Set to Oppose Further Troop Boost for Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/asia\/article6740733.ece\">Afghan Voters Turn to Warlords for Help in Picking Candidates<\/a> 8<em>\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/05\/officials-wife-of-pakistani-taliban-leader-killed\/\">US Drone Strike in Pakistan Kills Wife of Taliban Leader<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/05\/new-head-tells-afghans-nato-will-finish-the-job\/\">New Head Tells Afghans NATO Will &#8216;Finish the Job&#8217;<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/09\/magazine\/09Karzai-t.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">Hamid Karzai in His Labyrinth<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090805\/ts_nm\/us_afghanistan_map\">Government Map Shows Dire Afghan Security Picture<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090805\/wl_afp\/afghanistanunrestnato\">New NATO Chief Vows to Strengthen Afghan Efforts<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20090805\/FOREIGN\/708049918\/1002\">Pakistan Prepares for Influx of Taliban<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090805\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanunrestvote\">Afghanistan Unveils Stringent Security for Polls<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/time\/20090805\/wl_time\/08599191448200\">Afghan Elections: The Man Who Would Beat Karzai<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/05\/2-women-vie-for-afghan-presidency\/\">2 Women Vie for Afghan Presidency<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/05\/us-drone-strike-kills-ttp-chiefs-wife\/\">US Drone Strike Kills Pakistani Taliban Chief&#8217;s Wife<\/a> <em>8\/5\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1493625.php\/Suicide-attack-kills-five-in-southern-Afghanistan-Roundup\">Suicide Attack Kills Five in Southern Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/4\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbs19.tv\/global\/story.asp?s=10848359\">East Texas Soldier&#8217;s Family: &#8216;He Didn&#8217;t Expect to Come Back&#8217; From Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/4\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/uk_news\/8184332.stm\">UK Soldier Killed in Afghan Blast<\/a> <em>8\/4\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natchezdemocrat.com\/news\/2009\/aug\/04\/natchez-man-killed-afghanistan\/\">Natchez (MS) Man Killed by Afghan Roadside Bomb<\/a> <em>8\/4\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/news\/article\/what-went-wrong-at-wanat.html\">What Went Wrong at Wanat?<\/a> <em>8\/4\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/news\/local\/breakingnews\/orl-bk-clermont-soldier-awarded-080409,0,5019912.story\">Clermont (FL) Soldier Killed in Combat in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/4\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/top_story_detail.asp?Id=23701\">NATO Approves New Operational Command for Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/4\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/article.asp?edition_id=10&amp;categ_id=2&amp;article_id=104943\">Taliban Rockets Fired at Embassies in Afghan Capital<\/a> <em>8\/4\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dailytimes.com.pk\/default.asp?page=2009\\08\\05\\story_5-8-2009_pg7_6\">Six Taliban Killed, 17 Held in Swat<\/a> <em>8\/4\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/05\/world\/asia\/05raid.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">Neighbors by Day, Soldiers by Night in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/4\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/04\/nato-oks-new-operational-command-for-afghanistan-3\/\">NATO OKs New Operational Command for Afghanistan<\/a> <em>8\/4\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2005\/08\/20\/AR2005082001002_pf.html\">&#8216;I Will Go to Do Jihad Again and Again&#8217;<\/a> <em>8\/03\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/n\/a\/2009\/08\/03\/international\/i050248D96.DTL\">Big Crowds Good Sign for Karzai in Re-Election Bid<\/a><em> 8\/3\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/military\/2009-08-02-afghanistan_N.htm\">Marines Fighting Taliban Strive to Win Afghan Locals&#8217; Trust<\/a><em> 8\/3\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/afghan-war-unlawful-says-deserter-1766935.html\">Afghan War Unlawful, Says UK &#8216;Deserter&#8217;<\/a><em> 8\/3\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/uk_news\/8182649.stm\">UK Afghan Helicopters &#8216;Not Safe&#8217;<\/a><em> 8\/3\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/asia\/article6737964.ece\">We&#8217;re in Afghanistan to Topple al-Qaeda, Says UK Armed Forces Minister<\/a><em> 8\/3\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/article.asp?edition_id=10&amp;categ_id=2&amp;article_id=104906\">Bombing Kills 12 in Afghan City Ahead of Polls<\/a><em> 8\/3\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/02\/official-bomb-kills-10-in-western-afghanistan\/\">Official: Bomb Kills 10 in Western Afghanistan<\/a><em> 8\/2\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/02\/mccain-says-us-may-need-more-troops-in-afghanistan\/\">McCain Says US May Need More Troops in Afghanistan<\/a><em> 8\/2\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20090802\/ap_on_re_eu\/eu_britain_tories_afghanistan\">British Opposition Leader Says Strong Case for More Troops to Afghanistan<\/a><em> 8\/2\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32258924\/ns\/world_news-south_and_central_asia\/\">Without Opium, Afghan Village Economy Spirals Into Poverty<\/a><em> 8\/2\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/2009\/08\/02\/UK-plans-2000-more-Afghan-troops\/UPI-98251249241168\/\">UK Plans 2,000 More Afghan Troops<\/a><em> 8\/2\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/02\/no-end-in-sight-as-britain-faces-decades-of-war-in-afghanistan\/\">No End in Sight as Britain Faces &#8216;Decades&#8217; of War in Afghanistan<\/a><em> 8\/2\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/02\/nato-says-3-us-troops-killed-in-afghan-battle-2\/\">9 NATO Troops Die in Afghanistan This Weekend, Including 6 GIs<\/a><em> 8\/2\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/politics\/article6736737.ece\">Tell US Why We&#8217;re in Afghanistan, British MPs Say<\/a><em> 8\/2\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/top_story_detail.asp?Id=23657\">UK Troops in Afghanistan Suffer Over 50 Amputations<\/a><em> 8\/2\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/uk\/2009\/aug\/02\/afghanistan-troops-taliban-mcchrystal\">US to Seek More British Troops for Afghanistan<\/a><em> 8\/2\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD99QML3G1\">NATO Says 3 US Troops Killed in Afghan Battle<\/a><em> 8\/2\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/02\/un-official-calls-for-talks-with-taliban-leaders\/\">UN Official Calls for Talks With Taliban Leaders<\/a><em> 8\/2\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/02\/cameron-strong-case-for-more-troops-to-afghan\/\">Cameron: Strong Case for More Troops to Afghan<\/a><em> 8\/2\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090801\/wl_afp\/afghanistanvoteunrestkarzailead\">Karzai Promises Afghan Voters a Brighter Future<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2009-08\/01\/content_11808645.htm\">Taliban Commander Detained in Northern Afghanistan<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090801\/wl_asia_afp\/afghanistanunresttoll\">One French, Three US Soldiers Killed in Afghan Attacks<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/asia\/article6736047.ece\">UN Chief Scorns Miliband Plan for Taliban Talks<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/01\/1-french-3-american-troops-killed-in-afghanistan\/\">1 French, 3 American Troops Killed in Afghanistan<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/01\/too-few-medals-of-honor-for-iraq-afghan-valor-2\/\">Too Few Medals of Honor for Iraq, Afghan Valor?<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/uk\/article6735712.ece\">Battle Stations: Anatomy of an Afghanistan Ambush by the Taliban<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/dangerroom\/2009\/07\/afghanistans-prez-candidates-wage-web-20-campaigns\/\">Afghanistan&#8217;s Prez Candidates Wage Web 2.0 Campaigns<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/n\/a\/2009\/08\/01\/international\/i095802D97.DTL\">Afghan Flees Death by Foot, Air and Flimsy Boat<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/worldNews\/idUSISL36135620090801\">Afghan Poll Workers Ambushed; Three US Soldiers Killed<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/politics\/uk-in-afghanistan-for-decades-says-our-man-in-washington-1766248.html\">Brits in Afghanistan &#8216;For Decades&#8217;<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/uk\/2009\/aug\/02\/defence-policy-afghanistan-helmand\">UK: Helmand Troops Let Down by &#8216;Unrealistic&#8217; Planning<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/02\/world\/asia\/02afghan.html?ref=world\">Karzai Campaigns in Remote Afghan Valley<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-1203613\/Army-chiefs-son-loses-second-leg-Afghan-bomb.html\">UK Army Chief&#8217;s Son Loses Second Leg After Afghan Bomb<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/01\/pashtun-ethnic-agenda-at-heart-of-afghan-war\/\">Pashtun Ethnic Agenda at Heart of Afghan War<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2009-08\/01\/content_11809484.htm\">Roadside Bomb Kills 3 in North Afghanistan<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thenews.jang.com.pk\/top_story_detail.asp?Id=23617\">Pakistan: Taliban Kill Militant Commander, Deputy; 10 Kidnapped Soldiers Freed<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/01\/AR2009080101923_pf.html\">With US and British Backing, Afghan Army Steps Up Training to Battle Taliban<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/08\/01\/lawmakers-urge-uk-to-drop-afghan-drugs-mission\/\">Lawmakers Urge UK to Drop Afghan Drugs Mission<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090801\/wl_uk_afp\/britainafghanistanunrestmilitarynatoreport\">Afghan Mission Falls Short of Expectations: UK Lawmakers<\/a><em> 8\/1\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2005\/08\/20\/AR2005082001002_pf.html\">&#8216;I Will Go to Do Jihad Again and Again&#8217;<\/a> <em>12\/31\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/29\/afghan-nato-slam-new-taliban-code-of-conduct\/\">NATO, Afghan Govt Slam New Taliban Rules Against Killing Civilians<\/a> <em>7\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theaustralian.news.com.au\/story\/0,25197,25852356-2703,00.html\">German Troops Get Green Light to Shoot in Afghanistan <\/a><em>7\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/29\/clinton-praises-british-approach-on-afghanistan-2\/\">Clinton Praises British Approach on Afghanistan <\/a><em>7\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2009\/07\/29\/MNUV190CAL.DTL&amp;type=politics\">Afghanistan May Close Polls in Violent Regions <\/a><em>7\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/29\/afghan-women-candidates-campaign-in-burqas\/\">Afghan Women Candidates Campaign in Burqas <\/a><em>7\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/top_story_detail.asp?Id=23585\">Taliban Underrated, Says Former British General<\/a> <em>7\/29\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/226\/story\/72630.html\">Pakistanis Say Taliban Trained Teens as Suicide Bombers<\/a> <em>7\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/28\/us-envoy-most-taliban-funds-come-from-overseas\/\">US Envoy: Most Taliban Funds Come From Overseas <\/a><em>7\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/africa\/8172270.stm\">Nigeria&#8217;s &#8216;Taliban&#8217; Enigma <\/a><em>7\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/article.asp?edition_id=10&amp;categ_id=2&amp;article_id=104680\">Afghans Draft 3,000 Donkeys to Transport Ballots During Presidential Election<\/a> <em>7\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/8170142.stm\">Rifts Emerge Over Tackling the Taliban <\/a><em>7\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/07\/29\/world\/asia\/29afghan.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">Bomb Kills 8 Afghans Escorting NATO Convoy<\/a> <em>7\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/28\/afghanistan-said-ready-to-pick-up-gitmo-detainee-2\/\">Afghanistan Said Ready to Pick Up Gitmo Detainee<\/a> <em>7\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090728\/wl_afp\/afghanistanvoteunrest\">Nine Killed as UN Voices Concerns Over Afghan Vote<\/a> <em>7\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20090728\/ap_on_re_as\/as_afghan_elections\">Gunman Hits Afghan Campaign Team <\/a><em>7\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1492368.php\/Albania_to_send_additional_troops_to_Afghanistan_\">Albania to Send Additional Troops to Afghanistan<\/a> <em>7\/28\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2009\/jul\/27\/britain-us-talks-taliban-afghanistan\">Britain and US Prepared to Open Talks With the Taliban | World News | the Guardian<\/a> <em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/english.aljazeera.net\/news\/asia\/2009\/07\/20097278348124813.html\">Taliban Issues New Code of Conduct <\/a><em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fairuse.100webcustomers.com\/thatseemsfair\/latimes0260.html\">US Commander in Afghanistan Shifts Focus to Protecting People<\/a> <em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/uk\/article6729639.ece\">Five-Week UK Operation in Helmand Hailed as Success Despite High Casualties<\/a> <em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/uk\/article6729794.ece\">Britain &#8216;Will Need More Troops&#8217; for Success in Afghanistan <\/a><em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alertnet.org\/thenews\/newsdesk\/SP400340.htm\">Peace, Poll Draw People Back to South Afghan Homes<\/a> <em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/27\/pakistan-probes-hardline-clerics-taliban-ties-4\/\">Pakistan Probes Hardline Cleric&#8217;s Taliban Ties <\/a><em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20090728\/FOREIGN\/707279834\/1140\">Rival Warns Karzai Win Will Not Be Accepted <\/a><em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/news\/article\/afghans-want-rules-for-troops-changed.html\">Afghans Want Rules for Troops Changed <\/a><em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2009\/07\/27\/eveningnews\/main5192173.shtml\">Colombian Commandoes Headed to Afghanistan<\/a> <em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/07\/28\/world\/asia\/28kabul.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">Afghanistan and Taliban Reach Election Truce in District<\/a> <em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/27\/us-military-stops-publicizing-taliban-body-count-2\/\">US Military Stops Publicizing Taliban Body Count <\/a><em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/voters-turn-against-war-in-afghanistan-1763227.html\">British Voters Turn Against War in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/07\/28\/world\/asia\/28afghan.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">Britain Spins Afghan Political Effort for Home Consumption<\/a> <em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/07\/28\/health\/28midw.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;pagewanted=all\">In War and Isolation, a Fighter for Afghan Women <\/a><em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/uk_news\/8171368.stm\">Two UK Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>7\/27\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090726\/pl_afp\/usafghanistanunrestclinton\">Taliban Under &#8216;Tremendous Pressure&#8217; in Afghanistan: Clinton<\/a> <em>7\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/topNews\/idUSTRE56P0R220090726\">Afghan Vice-Presidential Candidate Survives Ambush <\/a><em>7\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/southasia\/news\/article_1491974.php\/Three_soldiers_16_Taliban_killed_in_Afghan_violence__Roundup__\">Three Soldiers, 16 Taliban Killed in Afghan Violence <\/a><em>7\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090726\/ts_afp\/nigeriareligionunrest\">Nigerian &#8216;Taliban&#8217; Sect, Police Clash Leaving 39 Dead: Police<\/a> <em>7\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/26\/nz-signals-likely-to-raise-afghanistan-troop-level\/\">NZ Signals Likely to Raise Afghanistan Troop Level <\/a><em>7\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/top_story_detail.asp?Id=23498\">US Warns of Difficult Afghan Polls <\/a><em>7\/26\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/25\/heavy-firing-erupts-in-southeastern-afghan-city-5\/\">Heavy Firing Erupts in Southeastern Afghan City<\/a> <em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090726\/wl_afp\/afghanistanvoteunrestsecurity\">Spiralling Violence Unnerves Afghanistan Before Vote<\/a> <em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/2009\/07\/25\/world\/AP-AS-Afghanistan.html\">7 Die in Taliban Attack on Afghan Police Station <\/a><em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atimes.com\/atimes\/South_Asia\/KG26Df01.html\">Karzai Accused of Media Stranglehold <\/a><em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/25\/pakistan-journalists-targets-in-taliban-insurgency\/\">Pakistan Journalists Targets in Taliban Insurgency<\/a> <em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/afghanistan\/5907830\/Report-US-commanders-incompetent-over-nine-soldiers-killed-in-Afghan-battle-of-Wanat.html\">Report: US Commanders &#8216;Incompetent&#8217; in Afghan Battle of Wanat<\/a> <em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/25\/suicide-attackers-strike-southeastern-afghan-city\/\">Suicide Attackers Strike Southeastern Afghan City <\/a><em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/afghanistan\/5906967\/Helicopter-shortage-forces-commanders-to-dump-Helmand-towers-plan.html\">Afghanistan: Helicopter Shortage Forces UK Commanders to Dump Helmand Towers Plan<\/a> <em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/paktribune.com\/news\/index.php?id=217422\">Afghan Presidential Candidate Escapes Attack <\/a><em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/07\/26\/world\/asia\/26marines.html\">Iraq Veterans Find Afghan Enemy Even Bolder<\/a> <em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/lanow\/2009\/07\/when-he-was-in-iraq-in-april-2008-as-part-of-the-camp-pendleton-based-regimental-combat-team-one-cpl-nicholas-xiarhos-life.html\">Saved in Iraq, Marine Dies in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090725\/wl_asia_afp\/afghanistanunrest\">Suicide Bomb Squad Hits Afghan City: Govt<\/a> <em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090725\/wl_asia_afp\/afghanistanunrestsuicide\">Clashes After 3 Suicide Blasts Hit Afghan Town<\/a> <em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/07\/25\/AR2009072502169_pf.html\">Long-Oppressed Hazaras May Play Key Role in Afghan Vote<\/a> <em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/middle_east\/article6727734.ece\">Afghans Look Beyond Bickering Leaders <\/a><em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090725\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanunrestnatotoll\">Afghan Bloodshed Kills 2 NATO Troops, Dozen Rebels<\/a> <em>7\/25\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/fresh-troops-for-helmand-as-casualty-toll-set-to-rise-1760698.html\">Fresh Troops for Helmand as Casualty Toll Set to Rise <\/a><em>7\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/uk\/article6725388.ece\">Ex-SAS Commander Accuses the British Government of Lying Over Afghanistan<\/a> <em>7\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pittsburghlive.com\/x\/pittsburghtrib\/news\/regional\/s_635102.html\">Beaver County (PA) Soldier Killed by Roadside Bomb in Afghanistan <\/a><em>7\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/24\/karzai-vows-to-regulate-foreign-troops-in-reelected\/\">Karzai Vows to Regulate Foreign Troops in Reelected<\/a> <em>7\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090724\/wl_nm\/us_afghanistan_election\">Afghan President Vows to Regulate Foreign Troops <\/a><em>7\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dailytimes.com.pk\/default.asp?page=2009%5C07%5C25%5Cstory_25-7-2009_pg1_5\">21 Taliban Killed in Swat, Dir <\/a><em>7\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20090724\/wl_nm\/us_afghanistan_helmand\">British Battle for Afghan Trust in Restive South<\/a> <em>7\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/international\/world\/0,1518,638083,00.html\">Pakistan Consumed by Violence as Taliban Power Grows<\/a> <em>7\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/24\/us-envoy-warns-of-imperfect-afghan-poll-3\/\">US Envoy Warns of Imperfect Afghan Poll <\/a><em>7\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090724\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanunrest\">2 US Soldiers, 12 Militants Killed in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>7\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090724\/pl_afp\/afghanistanusmilitaryprisoner\">US Probes Soldier&#8217;s Capture in Afghanistan<\/a> <em>7\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/07\/23\/AR2009072303801_pf.html\">Army Brass Conduct Before Afghan Attack Is Questioned<\/a> 7\/24\/2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/24\/brown-obama-urge-allies-to-share-afghan-burden\/\">Brown, Obama Urge Allies to Share Afghan Burden <\/a><em>7\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090724\/wl_sthasia_afp\/afghanistanvotekarzaicampaign\">Afghanistan&#8217;s Karzai in Debut Capital Campaign <\/a><em>7\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/07\/24\/AR2009072403760_pf.html\">Dearth of Capable Afghan Forces Complicates US Mission in South<\/a> <em>7\/24\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/23\/us-trooper-killed-in-attack-in-afghanistan-2\/\">US Trooper Killed in Attack in Afghanistan 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href=\"http:\/\/wire.antiwar.com\/2009\/07\/23\/rising-casualties-raise-doubts-abroad-on-war\/\">Rising Casualties Raise Doubts Abroad on War <\/a><em>7\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/227\/story\/72352.html\">As Security Rises in Kabul, Residents Feel Less Safe Instead<\/a> <em>7\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/alertnet.org\/thenews\/newsdesk\/ISL476881.htm\">Spokesman: Swat Taliban Leader Alive<\/a> <em>7\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rawstory.com\/08\/news\/2009\/07\/23\/pentagon-furious-over-execution-call-soldier\/\">Pentagon &#8216;Furious&#8217; After Fox Analyst Says Taliban Should Execute Captured Soldier to Save US Money<\/a> <em>7\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/breaking\/6544821.html\">Houston (TX) Soldier Killed in Afghan Roadside Attack <\/a><em>7\/23\/2009<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a 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