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07 October 2010 Military News

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  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 07 Oct 2010 [PDF]

  • Scott Airmen teach Iraqi Forces life-saving techniques AFNS 07 Oct 2010 -- Airmen with the 375th Security Forces Squadron here, who are deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, recently helped create a new training plan for Iraqi guards.

  • Karzai Reaches Out to Taliban in New Afghan Peace Council VOA 07 Oct 2010 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai used the anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan to open the inaugural session of a peace council appointed to help reconcile with the Taliban and other militant groups.
  • Afghan air force adds first honor guard to its ranks AFNS 07 Oct 2010 -- Afghan airmen from the Kandahar Air Wing posted colors for the first time with their own honor guard at the one year anniversary of the unit's activation Oct. 5 here.
  • Forces Kill, Detain Insurgents in Kandahar AFPS 07 Oct 2010 -- An Afghan and International Security Assistance Force patrol killed three suspected insurgents and detained several more in southern Afghanistan yesterday, military officials reported.
  • Leaders Work to Develop Afghan National Police AFPS 07 Oct 2010 -- NATO trainers and Afghan leaders working with the Afghan National Police are working on ways to expand leadership development thorough an increase in instructional courses and mentoring programs, the officer in charge of the effort said this week.
  • Rescue crews answer the call in Afghanistan AFNS 07 Oct 2010 -- By signing in to their shift, they know the first mission is theirs. Ready to leave in moments with barely a second to spare, the crew is notified at the last minute to stand down, prolonging the suspense as they attempt to relax. However, relaxation is hardly an option when a simple beep of the paging system could indicate a life on the line, causing them to scramble for a mission.
  • Participants Say Kabul Meeting Was 'Brainstorming Session,' Not Taliban Talks RFE/RL 07 Oct 2010 -- Participants who attended a private conference in Kabul this week have denied media reports that it involved Afghan and Pakistani officials meeting with members of the Taliban.
  • Afghan Peace Council Holds Inaugural Session RFE/RL 07 Oct 2010 -- A new Afghan Peace Council set up to broker efforts to reconcile with the Taliban and other insurgent groups has held its inaugural session in Kabul.
  • Afghan President Launches Peace Council VOA 07 Oct 2010 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has opened an inaugural session of a peace council aimed at reconciling with the Taliban and other militant groups, as the war in Afghanistan enters its 10th year.

  • Pakistan Border Closing Strains Ties As NATO Tankers Burn VOA 07 Oct 2010 -- The United States has apologized to Pakistan for last week's helicopter raid that killed Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border. Despite the apology, the key border crossing for NATO's overland supply lines border remains closed and Taliban militants have destroyed more than 100 trucks in the past week. Thousands of other trucks now sit idle, waiting for the main crossing to reopen.
  • Mullen Expresses Condolences to Pakistan Army Chief AFPS 07 Oct 2010 -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff expressed his condolences for the deaths and injuries of Pakistani soldiers involved in a Sept. 30 border incident in a letter this week to Pakistan's chief of army staff.
  • Pakistan Relief Focus Shifts From Air to Ground AFPS 07 Oct 2010 -- The Pakistani government has informed the United States that as flood relief operations shift from air to ground transportation, they no longer require U.S. military C-17 Globemaster III or C-130 Hercules aircraft support for delivery of relief supplies.
  • Tensions With Pakistan Remain High Despite U.S. Apology For Deadly Air Strike RFE/RL 07 Oct 2010 -- Formal apologies to Islamabad by U.S. officials acknowledge that a NATO helicopter flew into Pakistani air space and "mistakenly" killed at least two Pakistani paramilitary border troops on September 30.
  • US formally apologizes for deaths of Pakistani soldiers IRNA 07 Oct 2010 -- United States Wednesday tendered formal apology to Pakistan over killing of 3 Pak soldiers in airstrike by NATO helicopters in a tribal region, said US embassy here.
  • NATO oil tankers attacked in SW Pakistan IRNA 07 Oct 2010 -- Unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's southwest Wednesday attacked tankers carrying oil for NATO forces in neighbouring Afghanistan, third major attack on NATO supplies vehicles in two weeks, police and witnesses said.

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  • US, South Korean Diplomats Discuss Power Shift in North VOA 07 Oct 2010 -- A top-ranking U.S. diplomat says Washington and Seoul need to "remain in lockstep" to respond to any developments on the Korean peninsula. Kurt Campbell's meetings with South Korean officials come as Pyongyang shows signs that preparations for a power transfer are under way.

  • Foreign ministry issues low-level travel alert for Sweden CNA 07 Oct 2010 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a low-level travel alert for Sweden over concerns of possible terrorist attacks, a ministry official said Thursday.
  • Analysis: Fresh approach needed to quell terrorism threat in the Sahel IRIN 07 Oct 2010 -- More joint intelligence-gathering, a crackdown on organized crime and a coordinated approach to kidnapping demands are needed to tackle Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s (AQIM) growing power, say analysts.
  • Spain Presses Venezuela on Suspected ETA Training VOA 07 Oct 2010 -- Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero urged Venezuelan authorities Wednesday to respond to Spain's call for help in probing allegations that Basque terrorists are trained in the South American Country.

  • Iraq's Political Deadlock May be Nearing End VOA 07 Oct 2010 -- Iraqi politicians say once again they are close to forming a new government, seven months after inconclusive elections. Lawmakers have had to contend with sectarian and ethnic differences, regional and international interference, and there are yet more hurdles to come.

  • Lebanon Faces Deepening Political Crisis Over International Tribunal VOA 07 Oct 2010 -- Syria and its political allies in Lebanon continue to exert pressure on the government of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, in what analysts say is another attempt to put an end to the international tribunal investigating the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq al Hariri.
  • Bout asks Thai parliament for inquiry into case RIA Novosti 07 Oct 2010 -- The wife of suspected Russian arms dealer Victor Bout, who is in Thailand awaiting extradition to the United States, filed a petition to the Thai parliament on Thursday from her husband asking for an inquiry into his case.
  • Suspect in Nigeria Blast Disowned by Niger Delta Militants VOA 07 Oct 2010 -- Authorities in Nigeria say the main suspect in the bombing deaths of 12 people during last Friday's independence day celebrations is former Niger Delta militant Henry Okah.



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