Obama security team studies Afghan civilian structure, army and police training

October 12th, 2009 Army will train police in Bihar to enable them successfully counter the Maoists, police officials said today. Officials said the Bihar police required special training to suitably counter the "grown-up" Maoists.

October 9th, 2009 Obama picks Army general to lead Afghan trainingTOPEKA, Kan. — President Barack Obama has nominated the commander of Fort Leavenworth to lead U.S.

September 4th, 2009 Dems signal resistance to Afghan troop increaseWASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are signaling that any push by the White House for more troops in Afghanistan probably will run into resistance. Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the U.S.

September 4th, 2009 Sen. Levin says US should strengthen Afghan armyWASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday the United States should focus its efforts on building up the Afghan army and police before considering an increase in combat troops in Afghanistan. Sen. Carl Levin, returning from a trip to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, said there was a growing consensus on the need to expedite the training and equipping of the Afghan army to improve security in Afghanistan, where 51 U.S.

September 4th, 2009 Rep. Levin says US should strengthen Afghan armyWASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee says the United States should focus on building up the Afghan army and police before considering an increase in combat troops. Sen. Carl Levin met with the top commander in Afghanistan, Gen.

August 12th, 2009 General: Afghan airmen preparing to fightWASHINGTON — After years of recruiting and training, Afghan airmen are getting ready to fight. Now equipped with Russian-made attack helicopters — a relic of their war-tattered past — the Afghan Army Air Corps soon will start using force in their missions, U.S.

July 28th, 2009 NATO involved in incident killing Afghan civilianKABUL — The NATO-led force says an Afghan civilian has been killed and five others wounded after its troops clashed with insurgents in southern Afghanistan. The military alliance says the clash happened in Zabul province on Tuesday but gave few details.

July 12th, 2009 Roadside bomb kills at least 4 Afghan policeKABUL — A roadside bomb killed at least four Afghan police officers south of Afghanistan's capital, officials said Sunday. The officers were driving in a private car Saturday in Logar province's Charkh district when an explosion hit the vehicle, said provincial police chief Gen.

May 16th, 2009 KABUL - The Afghan government Saturday said that its probe found 140 civilians were killed in a US airstrike in western Afghanistan, and confirmed that no chemicals were used during the battle by either sides of the conflict. The May 3 attack was the deadliest incident involving civilian fatalities since the ouster of the Taliban regime by a US military invasion in late 2001.

May 8th, 2009 JAMMU - The government Friday ordered a judicial probe into an allegation that army men killed a civilian in Jammu region's mountainous Doda district Thursday night, officials said Friday. The army said the villager was caught in a crossfire with militants.

April 30th, 2009 Diplomacy key for NC paratroopers training AfghansFORT BRAGG, N.C. — Col. Brian Drinkwine and his paratroopers had one duty on previous deployments to Afghanistan: security.

April 29th, 2009 Australia to send 450 more troops to AfghanistanCANBERRA, Australia — Australia announced Wednesday it will increase by almost one half its troops in Afghanistan to about 1,550 as part of the U.S.-led surge of international forces to bolster the faltering fight against Taliban insurgents. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who has mostly played down prospects of increasing Australia's commitment against Afghan insurgents since taking office in 2007, said he had been persuaded to increase the deployment during discussions last week with President Barack Obama.

April 9th, 2009 GHAZNI - Training the Afghan National Police and Army has apparently become a nightmare for the Americans. If the experience of the American troops already training police officers in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province is any indication, better policing may be impossible for Afghanistan unless government officials at all levels stop cannibalising their civil administration and police force for profit.

March 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Recognising India as a key stakeholder in the war against terrorism, President Barack Obama proposes to include New Delhi as well as Iran in a new contact group on Pakistan and Afghanistan. 'Together with the United Nations, we will forge a new Contact Group for Afghanistan and Pakistan that brings together all who should have a stake in the security of the region,' Obama said Friday, announcing a new US strategy for the Afghan war.

February 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A large quantity of weapons given to the Afghan army by the US have been missing, officials said. The US congressional auditors said Thursday in a report that nearly 87,000 pieces of weapons, including rifles, pistols, machine guns, grenade launchers, shotguns and mortars were missing.