Britain Mourns 300th Death in Afghan War – NYTimes.com. Britain marked its 300th military death in the Afghanistan war on Monday, a milestone that Prime Minister David Cameron described as “desperately bad news” and a reminder that Britain was “paying a high price for keeping our country safe.” Rob Leyland/Ministry of Defense, via Reuters The [...]

CREDIT: By War or Peace, No Easy Exit From Afghanistan – NYTimes.com. KABUL, Afghanistan — There’s no way we can kill our way out of Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the American commander, has said. By now, that’s become a mantra. “One thing we are all hearing, especially between now and next year, is that [...]

credit: Top Military Leaders Appeal for Patience on Afghanistan – NYTimes.com. << Read More Gen. David H. Petraeus, front left, commander of American forces in the Middle East, testified at a Senate hearing on Wednesday. var wImage = $(‘wideImage’).getElementsByTagName(“img”)[0].getAttribute(‘src’); $(‘wideImage’).getElementsByTagName(“img”)[0].setAttribute(‘src’,”http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/global/backgrounds/transparentBG.gif”); var filter = “progId:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src=’”+wImage+”‘, sizingMethod=’scale’ )”; $(‘wideImage’).getElementsByTagName(“img”)[0].style.filter = filter; By THOM SHANKER and ELISABETH BUMILLER [...]

Karzai Is Said to Doubt West Can Defeat Taliban – NYTimes.com. << READ MORE KABUL, Afghanistan — Two senior Afghan officials were showing President Hamid Karzai the evidence of the spectacular rocket attack on a nationwide peace conference earlier this month when Mr. Karzai told them that he believed the Taliban were not responsible.

News Analysis – What Marja Tells Us of Battles Yet to Come – NYTimes.com. By C. J. CHIVERS Published: June 10, 2010 MARJA, Afghanistan — Each day, American foot patrols move through farmers’ fields and irrigated villages. And each day some are ambushed or encounter hidden bombs. The patrols turn into gunfights in withering heat, [...]

Taliban Suicide Strikes Fail at U.S. Air Base Near Afghan Capital – NYTimes.com. Image (C) Saurabh Das/Associated Press – Smoke rose from Bagram Air Base after insurgents launched a predawn assault there. KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents launched a brazen but ultimately futile assault on the American base at Bagram on Wednesday morning, igniting a [...]

credit and thanks >>> Persistent Taliban Clash With Marine Patrols and Try to Undo U.S. Gains – NYTimes.com. By C. J. CHIVERS More photos >>> BALUCH, Afghanistan — Minutes after surviving the first ambush, Cpl. John M. Boone, a Marine sniper, called over his radio. “We’ve got a civilian here who got shot in his [...]

Credit Source: Taliban Car Bomb Strikes U.S. Convoy in Kabul – NYTimes.com. VIDEO – Afghan Blast hits US Convoy The assault, which brought mayhem and carnage to one of the capital’s main thoroughfares, comes as Afghan leaders and NATO commanders are preparing to launch a major offensive in the southern city of Kandahar, the Taliban’s [...]

Credit Source with thanks : Taliban Attack American Base Outside Kabul – NYTimes.com. KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents launched a brazen assault on the American base at Bagram on Wednesday morning, sparking a large and confusing gun battle that left at least five American soldiers wounded and seven guerrillas dead. Taliban leaders claimed that seven [...]

Credit Source with thanks : Taliban Attack American Base Outside Kabul – NYTimes.com. KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents launched a brazen assault on the American base at Bagram on Wednesday morning, sparking a large and confusing gun battle that left at least five American soldiers wounded and seven guerrillas dead. Taliban leaders claimed that seven [...]