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     Afghanistan in the Media

Afghanistan Civilian Deaths Hit Record, U.N. Says
The majority of civilians died at the hands of the Taliban and other insurgents whose use of homemade bombs was more prevalent and whose suicide bombers killed more each time.
 
Afghanistan Civilian Deaths: 2011 Was Deadliest Year For Civilians In Afghan War
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Last year was the deadliest on record for civilians in the Afghan war, with 3,021 killed as insurgents ratcheted up violence with suicide attacks and roadside bombs, the United Nations said Saturday.
 
US Army: Brigadier general has died in Afghanistan
A 49-year-old brigadier general died Friday in Afghanistan of apparent natural causes, the U.S. Army said, and he is among the highest-ranking service members to die there.
 
US troops in Afghanistan: How big is shift from 'combat' to 'assistance'?
The US plan to end its combat mission in Afghanistan by the end of 2013, shifting to an 'advise and assist' role, may not mean a huge change for troops on the ground.
 
Afghanistan War Costs Dip as U.S. Military Levels Decline, Pentagon Says
The Pentagon’s monthly spending in Afghanistan dipped to $5.3 billion in October and November, down from an average of $7.8 billion a month in the fiscal year that ended in September, according to data compiled by the Defense Department comptroller’s office.
 
Afghanistan War Costs Dip as Surge Troops Leave, Pentagon Says
The Pentagon’s monthly spending in Afghanistan dipped to $5.3 billion in October and November, down from an average of $7.8 billion a month in the fiscal year that ended in September, according to data compiled by the Defense Department comptroller’s office.
 
Weekly Standard: Courting Disaster In Afghanistan
Progress in Afghanistan has been mixed. Frederick W. Kagan and Kimberly Kagan of The Weekly Standard argue that decisions about reducing U.S. forces in Afghanistan should not be made until 2013.
 
Editorial Board: The administration’s muddled message on Afghanistan
IT’S BECOMING increasingly difficult to reconcile the Obama administration’s military and diplomatic initiatives on Afghanistan. Last month, the State Department unveiled a “fight and talk” strategy that could involve the transfer of senior Taliban commanders from Guantanamo Bay to Qatar. The aim, officials said, was to induce Taliban leaders to accept what they have repeatedly rejected: talks ...
 
Analysis: Politics drives exit from Afghanistan
The Taliban are not beaten, the peace process is bogged down in internal squabbles and Afghan security forces aren't ready to take control of the nation. Yet the U.S. and its partners are talking about speeding up — rather than slowing down — their exit from the war.
 
Obama Adminstration Downplays Leon Panetta's Afghanistan Comments
Obama administration officials are downplaying  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s comments that by late next year U.S. troops could  switch away from a combat role in Afghanistan to an advise-and-assist mission.  Panetta’s remarks caught members of Congress, as well as European and Afghan allies, by surprise, and...