Afghan gov't ready to take security responsibility from NATO-led force (3)

peopledaily 21-MAR-11

Suicide bomber kills 30 in Afghanistan's north

latimes 21-FEB-11

Troops caused $100 million damage in Kandahar

dailytimesPK 12-JAN-11

Violence in Afghanistan 'had to get worst before it gets better'

telegraph 03-JAN-11

Afghan war to escalate in 2011: NATO

TheFrontierPost 28-DEC-10

UN charts escalation of violence in Afghanistan

telegraph 27-DEC-10

US troops killed in Afghanistan

bbc 13-DEC-10

U.S. blacklists Afghan security firm tied to Karzai

washtimes 09-DEC-10

Afghan TV police drama delivers message with zest

latimes 08-DEC-10

British soldier shot dead in Afghanistan

telegraph 06-DEC-10

NATO agrees on Afghan exit plan by end of 2014

euronews 21-NOV-10

NATO: Combat role in Afghanistan could pass 2014 (AP)

news 17-NOV-10

William attends Afghanistan remembrance ceremony

telegraph 14-NOV-10

US Assistant Secretary for Refugees to visit Pakistan

app 08-OCT-10

US decries Pakistan Afghan policy

bbc 07-OCT-10

Afghan offensive fails to reassure residents

latimes 05-OCT-10

Musharraf jumps back into Pakistani politics

cnn 01-OCT-10

Weeping Karzai laments Afghan woe

bbc 28-SEP-10

NATO Strikes In Pakistan, Pushes Ahead In Kandahar

NPRnews 27-SEP-10

British national kidnapped in Aghanistan

RTERadio 26-SEP-10

Taliban kills Afghan electoral workers

cnn 17-SEP-10

Two service members killed in Afghanistan

cnn 29-AUG-10

Karzai meets with U.S. senator on war strategy

cnn 17-AUG-10

Petraeus explains Afghan security plan

cnn 16-AUG-10

British woman doctor among ten people shot dead in Afganistan

dailymail 08-AUG-10

Gideon Rachman: Somali lessons for Afghanistan

ft 05-AUG-10

Petraeus to issue new directive for troops in Afghanistan

cnn 04-AUG-10

Video: The Afghanistan Debate

CBSnews 02-AUG-10

Dutch troops end Afghan mission

bbc 01-AUG-10

2nd missing U.S. serviceman found dead in Afghanistan

latimes 29-JUL-10

Country at crossroads

bbc 21-JUL-10

Suicide blast in Kabul ahead of conference

euronews 18-JUL-10

Insurgents kill tribal council member

cnn 15-JUL-10

Afghanistan Attacks Kill 11 Cops, 1 U.S. Troop

CBSnews 11-JUL-10

NATO 'friendly fire' kills five Afghan troops

washtimes 08-JUL-10

Вооружённые силы

euronews 07-JUL-10

Nato base in Afghanistan attacked

phantis 02-JUL-10

New US chief to brief Nato allies

bbc 01-JUL-10

8 militants killed in gunbattle at Afghan airport

washtimes 30-JUN-10

Norwegians killed in Afghanistan

bbc 28-JUN-10

Obama fires US Afghan commander

bbc 23-JUN-10

3 killed, 20 wounded in Afghanistan blasts

cnn 20-JUN-10

Afghan security 'has not improved'

channel4news 19-JUN-10

3 service members killed in Afghanistan

cnn 12-JUN-10

Britain's top bomb disposal officer in Afghanistan resigns

telegraph 24-MAY-10

Kabul suicide blast 'kills seven'

bbc 18-MAY-10

[-told]: The insurgents think these attacks will demonstrate they can exert power, relevance and influence over the Afghan population,

trendnews 30-APR-11

[-said]: More than 30 suicide attacks have been directed at soft targets since the beginning of the year,

javno 25-APR-11

[-said]: The Ministry of Interior's legitimate protectors of the local populace -- the Afghan Local Police -- celebrated another milestone yesterday as the first district to receive their official uniforms,

javno 25-APR-11

[-said]: These attacks are aimed at instilling fear among innocent Afghans.

javno 25-APR-11

[-added]: We are in the middle of an investigation which is a joint investigation,

trendnews 18-APR-11

[ said]: They have turned to soft targets and turned to attacks against basic services,

newschannel5 28-MAR-11

[said that:]: blowing up cell phone towers or restricting the use of cell phone towers is an example of a completely derailed intimidation campaign to deny a basic service.

newschannel5 28-MAR-11

[-stated]: We are very confident that the Afghan security forces are able to take over the responsibility in certain districts and provinces,

peopledaily 21-MAR-11

[-said]: We are very confident that the Afghan security forces are able to actually take over the responsibility in certain districts and provinces,

TheFrontierPost 18-MAR-11

[-said]: We will not miss a beat in our operations to expand security here in Afghanistan,

EgyptianGazette 13-MAR-11

[-further said]: As always, we will work closely with the Afghan forces and assist them as necessary. That is our enduring commitment to our partnership,

peopledaily 28-FEB-11

[-said]: The evidence viewed to date has revealed no evidence of children present at all on the night of February 17th, and adults were assessed to be men due to the fact they were armed and moving in tactical formations,

voanews 21-FEB-11

[-added]: At that time and location of the alleged civilians casualties incident couple of days ago airborne intelligence and coalition helicopters identified clearly armed insurgents massing in a remote area for meetings,

peopledaily 21-FEB-11

[ said]: We are not sure if this was actually an Afghan National Army soldier, or just a criminal, a terrorist, wearing a uniform,

bbc 18-FEB-11

[-added]: We have reached a status that makes us very confident that by the end of 2014, the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) will be able to take over the lead responsibility for security in this country,

peopledaily 15-FEB-11

[ said]: One of the major preconditions for the transition is actually the capability of the Afghan National Security Forces, army and air force, and you know this is not only a matter of quantity,

peopledaily 15-FEB-11

[ said]: The destruction of these items significantly reduces insurgent capability to finance their planned regeneration and resupply over the winter months,

globalsecurity 26-JAN-11

[ explained]: There are many locals who are telling combined forces where the caches are because they want the insurgents out of their neighborhoods,

globalsecurity 26-JAN-11

[-said]: Afghan forces and their international military partners are continuing to move into locations that were once Taliban strongholds,

peopledaily 25-JAN-11

[-told]: In the past 30 days, ISAF and Afghan forces have detained more than 100 high-valued targets, consisting from primarily of Taliban and Haqqani mid- to high-level leaders,

peopledaily 25-JAN-11

[-said]: It is another spike in this brutal Taleban arsenal and tactics and techniques. It is unjustifiable, it is brutal,

TheScotsman 20-JAN-11

[-said]: >Josef Blotz, senior spokesman for NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, said 13 children and six women were among the dead in yesterday's attack in Khoshamand district of Paktika, a volatile province south of Kabul, that borders Pakistan. It is another spike in this brutal Taleban arsenal and tactics and techniques. It is unjustifiable, it is brutal,

kuwaittimes 20-JAN-11

[-said]: It is another spike in this brutal Taliban arsenal and tactics and techniques. It is unjustifiable, it is brutal,

dailytimesPK 19-JAN-11

[-said]: We do not attack houses at all, where people still live, in case we have to do something, we have to attack a house only because its staff made home-made explosives, because perhaps it's an IED factory,

TheFrontierPost 14-JAN-11

[-said]: But obviously this is a necessary step, a necessary phase in the overall strategy and before it gets better, unfortunately it has to get worse and that’s what we saw towards the end of 2010.

dailytimesPK 04-JAN-11

[-said]: This is a necessary phase in the overall strategy and before it gets better it has to get worse. Unfortunately this is what we saw toward the end of 2010,

AP 03-JAN-11

[-said]: There will be no end of the fighting season from an ISAF perspective. We will maintain the pressure on the insurgency everywhere,

TheFrontierPost 03-JAN-11

[-said]: ISAF coordinated with Afghan security forces to move on an area of interest, so we followed the usual procedures and the operation was partnered,

reuters 27-DEC-10

[added that:]: there will be no end to the fighting season and we will maintain pressure on the insurgents

chinadaily 14-DEC-10

[ said]: Individuals believed to be involved in yesterday's attack have been arrested by Afghan and coalition forces only last night. So that's good news and there were no shots fired in this arrest operation,

voanews 13-DEC-10

[-said]: Individuals believed to be involved in yesterday's attack have been arrested by Afghan and coalition forces,

AP 13-DEC-10

[-said]: Individuals believed to be involved in yesterday’s attack have been arrested by Afghan and coalition forces,

japantoday 13-DEC-10

[-said]: I think I can tell you that this case (night operations) has been settled satisfactorily for both sides and the bottom line is we still need night operations and we will carry on with it,

earthtimes 06-DEC-10

[-told]: In this concept night operations still have significance. They are still necessary,

earthtimes 06-DEC-10

[ said]: Their deployments won't be reduced and there is no reason to reduce them,

earthtimes 01-DEC-10

[-said]: This is a considerable step forward and progress that we are able to not only detain IED trainers but also confiscate huge amounts of homemade explosives, and this is leading to a better security situation,

trendnews 29-NOV-10

[-said]: This is a considerable step forward and progress that we are able to not only detain IED trainers but also confiscate huge amounts of homemade explosives, and this is leading to a better situation,

earthtimes 29-NOV-10

[ said]: The number of improvised explosive device [IED] attacks - still killer number one - overall has decreased,

earthtimes 29-NOV-10

[-says]: Beyond 2014 there will most probably still be military provided by the international community in this country, but less in a fighting, in a combat role, but more of a mentoring and training nature,

NPRnews 19-NOV-10

[ says]: The only two dates we have really got is 2011 as a starting point, if you wish, and 2014 as the end,

NPRnews 19-NOV-10