Afghanistan War News Updates -- June 15, 2012

Afghan boys watch as U.S. airmen patrol through Nowdeh Village near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan's Parwan province, June 6, 2012. The airmen are assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar

On The Ground With Troops In Afghanistan -- NPR

NPR's Pentagon correspondent, Tom Bowman, recently spent several weeks in Afghanistan following the last major combat offensive in the region. He and Andrew Exum of the Center for a New American Security talk about the situation on the ground just two years shy of the withdrawal deadline.

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More News On Afghanistan

2 NATO troops, 34 militants killed in Afghanistan -- FOX News/AP
Combined Force Kills Taliban Leader -- US Department of Defense
Haqqani Network commander killed in Paktika province -- Khaama Press
ISAF: Taliban commander killed -- UPI
Taliban offshoot targets peacemakers -- Asia Times
As army grows, men soldier on at rural outpost -- Washington Times

Karzai: Cooperation Key to Stability in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Afghan neighbors join forces to tackle problems -- AP
Afghan neighbors try to tackle post-NATO withdrawal issues -- New York Daily News
Afghanistan: the heart of Asia and the key to stability -- Deutsche Welle
India, US announce trilateral dialogue with Afghanistan -- Hindustan Times

The Best, and Worst, in Kabul Military Dining -- Andrew Sand, New York Times
Haggling over Afghanistan -- Michael Krepon, Washington Post
Who Counts The Days In Afghanistan -- Strategy Page