 WTHI | US Marines posed with Nazi symbol in Afghanistan The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The US Marine Corps confirmed Thursday that a sniper team in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS. Use of the SS symbol is not acceptable, and the Marine Corps has ... Marines posed with Nazi SS symbol in Afghanistan Marine Corps says snipers posted with Nazi SS symbol in Afghanistan |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Prince Harry to return to front line Telegraph.co.uk Prince Harry will return to Afghanistan after qualifying yesterday as a front line Apache attack helicopter pilot. By Gordon Rayner, and Thomas Harding 27-year-old Prince Harry, who spent 10 weeks as an infantry soldier in Helmand in 2008, ... Prince to join highest kill rate chopper unit in Afghanistan Prince Harry in Afghanistan: PR dream or logistical nightmare? Prince Harry set for Afghanistan return |
 USA TODAY | Special forces soldiers to stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014, says Smith The Australian AUSTRALIAN special forces will fight on in Afghanistan after 2014 engaging in counter-insurgency operations and helping train local troops, Defence Minister Stephen Smith said yesterday. In his first parliamentary update on Afghanistan for the year, ... General says US military will begin sending special advisory teams to ... Pentagon Counters Dim Assessment of Afghan War |
 ESPNcricinfo.com | Pakistan v Afghanistan, one-off ODI, Sharjah ESPNcricinfo.com The rise of Afghanistan cricket is, as Tim Anderson puts it, "a wonderful story". Anderson, the ICC's global development manager, has hailed the rise of Afghanistan cricket as "a shining example" and praised the team's remarkable ability to "overcome ... Pakistan, Afghanistan set for historic one-dayer Minnows Afghanistan take on resurgent Pakistan Afghanistan cricket set for next chapter |
 AFP | Afghanistan says children killed in NATO airstrike Reuters KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai accused NATO on Thursday of killing a number of children in an airstrike, a case which could stoke tensions between the government and its western backers over a mounting civilian death doll. Afghanistan Demands Immediate Control of US Prison NATO airstrike killed eight children: Karzai Afghan children killed in NATO air strike |
 Sydney Morning Herald | $20m aid plan for Afghanistan's poorest people Sydney Morning Herald Defence minister Stephen Smith says Australia's goal is to prevent Afghanistan from being used by terrorists as a training zone. Photo: Getty Images AUSAID is considering a new strategy for Afghan assistance - spending more than $20 million over the ... |
 The Express Tribune | Pakistan Al-Qaeda chief 'killed by US drone' AFP Badar Mansoor, who reputedly sent fighters to Afghanistan and ran a training camp in North Waziristan, was killed in a drone strike near the Afghan border, Pakistani officials and a member of his group told AFP. "He died in the missile attacks ... Too close for comfort Pakistan to host counter-terrorism summit involving Afghanistan, Iran Peace in Afghanistan |
 The Associated Press | Sources: Pentagon rules shift on women in combat The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is unveiling plans Thursday to allow women to serve in thousands of military jobs closer to the front lines, reflecting the realities of the last decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Defense officials say the new rules ... Military to ease rules on women in combat Women to serve closer to combat under new rules Source: Pentagon to recommend allowing women to serve closer to combat |
 MiamiHerald.com | Afghanistan Demands Immediate Control of US Prison Voice of America (blog) Afghanistan's government is again demanding that control of a US – run prison be immediately transferred to Afghan authorities. During Thursday's meeting chaired by President Hamid Karzai, senior judicial officials ordered a commission to implement the ... Afghan president postpones handover of US prison |
 Neon Tommy | US Defends Progress in Afghanistan Voice of America February 08, 2012 US Defends Progress in Afghanistan Luis Ramirez | Pentagon One of the top US commanders in Afghanistan is defending the progress coalition troops are making in Afghanistan, after a US Lieutenant Colonel publicly countered US ... Are We Leaving Afghanistan Too Soon? US Afghanistan Victory Actually Returns Taliban To Power Afghanistan security plans re-affirmed |
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