Pakistan vows to help peace efforts in Afghanistanhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzEWqy9PEQQA8Zn_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNHVlOTJuBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=1359pi1er/EXP=1328552854/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/pakistan-vows-help-peace-efforts-afghanistan-181227794.htmlhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzEWqy9PEQQA8Zn_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNHVlOTJuBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=1359pi1er/EXP=1328552854/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/pakistan-vows-help-peace-efforts-afghanistan-181227794.htmlSun, 05 Feb 2012 10:12:27 -0800
Pakistan will support every effort to promote reconciliation in Afghanistan, a senior government official said ahead of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's visit to Qatar Monday to discuss peace efforts.
Afghanistan car bomb carnagehttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzEWqy9PEQQA9Jn_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBybjZoZHVsBHBvcwM0BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13p8589vq/EXP=1328552854/**http%3a//worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/05/10321903-car-bomb-kills-at-least-seven-in-afghanistanhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzEWqy9PEQQA9Jn_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBybjZoZHVsBHBvcwM0BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13p8589vq/EXP=1328552854/**http%3a//worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/05/10321903-car-bomb-kills-at-least-seven-in-afghanistanSun, 05 Feb 2012 01:50:58 -0800
A car bomb exploded near a busy shopping area in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, on Sunday, killing at least seven people.
U.S. Plans a Shift to Elite Forces in Afghanistanhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzEWqy9PEQQA9Zn_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMGhzbjljBHBvcwM1BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13l8j80kj/EXP=1328552854/**http%3a//www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/world/asia/us-plans-a-shift-to-elite-forces-in-afghanistan.htmlhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzEWqy9PEQQA9Zn_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMGhzbjljBHBvcwM1BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13l8j80kj/EXP=1328552854/**http%3a//www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/world/asia/us-plans-a-shift-to-elite-forces-in-afghanistan.htmlSat, 04 Feb 2012 15:18:49 -0800
In ending its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected, the United States will rely more on special forces that hunt insurgent leaders and train local troops, officials say.
U.S. to elevate Special Operations forces’ role in Afghanistanhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzEWqy9PEQQA9pn_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNjRxMGJ2BHBvcwM2BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=15rm1m650/EXP=1328552854/**http%3a//www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-to-elevate-special-operations-forces-role-in-afghanistan/2012/02/05/gIQAK3VMsQ_story.html%3fwprss=rss_homepagehttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzEWqy9PEQQA9pn_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNjRxMGJ2BHBvcwM2BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=15rm1m650/EXP=1328552854/**http%3a//www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-to-elevate-special-operations-forces-role-in-afghanistan/2012/02/05/gIQAK3VMsQ_story.html%3fwprss=rss_homepageSun, 05 Feb 2012 14:10:00 -0800
The U.S. military is planning to elevate the role of Special Operations forces in Afghanistan as it shifts away from a combat focus to a mission that places greater emphasis on advising Afghan forces and raids to kill top insurgent leaders, senior U.S. officials said. Read full article >>
US to keep special forces in Afghanistanhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzEWqy9PEQQA95n_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNHN0b3VrBHBvcwM3BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12rur5rtt/EXP=1328552854/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/us-keep-special-forces-afghanistan-072033982.htmlhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzEWqy9PEQQA95n_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNHN0b3VrBHBvcwM3BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12rur5rtt/EXP=1328552854/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/us-keep-special-forces-afghanistan-072033982.htmlSat, 04 Feb 2012 23:20:33 -0800
The United States plans to maintain special forces in Afghanistan after it winds down its combat operations in the country, using them to hunt down insurgent leaders and train local troops, The New York Times reported.
Civilian deaths rise in Afghanistanhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzEWqy9PEQQA.Jn_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBydTR0dDlpBHBvcwM4BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13tsqu4kc/EXP=1328552854/**http%3a//www.cnn.com/2012/02/04/world/asia/afghanistan-civilian-casualties/index.html%3feref=rss_topstorieshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzEWqy9PEQQA.Jn_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBydTR0dDlpBHBvcwM4BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13tsqu4kc/EXP=1328552854/**http%3a//www.cnn.com/2012/02/04/world/asia/afghanistan-civilian-casualties/index.html%3feref=rss_topstoriesSat, 04 Feb 2012 13:10:19 -0800
Across Afghanistan, civilians live in fear that they will become part of a grim and ever growing tally -- as innocent casualties in a decade of conflict. And according to a United Nations report released Saturday tracking civilian casualties, that rate of such deaths rose yet again in 2011.
U.S. may give reins to Special Operations forces in Afghanistanhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzEWqy9PEQQA.Zn_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByYmFwb3R2BHBvcwM5BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12intj05u/EXP=1328552854/**http%3a//www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_19895386%3fsource=rsshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzEWqy9PEQQA.Zn_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByYmFwb3R2BHBvcwM5BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12intj05u/EXP=1328552854/**http%3a//www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_19895386%3fsource=rssSun, 05 Feb 2012 00:17:55 -0800
The United States' plan to wind down its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected relies on shifting responsibility to Special Operations forces that hunt insurgent leaders and train local troops, according to senior Pentagon officials and military officers.