Tuesday, April 20, 2010

From the Front: 04/20/2010

In today's From the Front: (Click on link to read stories highlighted below) This post is courtesy of The Thunder Run

Dispatches:
270 Days in Afghanistan: 5.3 Earthquake in Samangan
Katherine Tiedemann: Daily brief: Kandahar deputy mayor killed
al Sahwa: Pseudo-Operations
Army Live: Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills
C.J. CHIVERS: A Firsthand Look at Firefights in Marja
Helmand Blog - Afghanistan: 40 Commando Royal Marines take over authority of Sangin from 3rd Battalion The Rifles
Home From Iraq: Celebrity in MY House--Janelle Stelson
IraqPundit: Maliki Clings
Bill Roggio: Suicide bomber kills 23 in Peshawar
Bill Roggio: US and Iraqi forces kill Al Masri and Baghdadi, al Qaeda in Iraq's top two leaders
Bill Roggio: Taliban demand prisoner exchange for two ex-ISI officers
Ramblings from a painter: A Bit of This 'n' That
She of the Sea: Boxes and Tubs
Andi: In This Case, I Think the Bad Outweighs the Good....
The Torch: Afghan detainees: Attaran vs. MacKenzie video/UK Update
Unambiguously Ambidextrous: Afghan Detainees Not On The Radar Of Afghans
The Unknown Soldiers: 'For him, there was no other choice'
Wings Over Iraq: On Callsigns
Kings of War: “Politics will bring it to an end”: The Confusion of Miliband’s liberal vision for an end to the war in Afghanistan
The Captain's Journal: In Defense of Michael Yon: An Open Letter to Milbloggers
Uncle Jimbo: A liberal says the right thing about the military

News from the Home Front:
Two senators subpoena Obama administration for information on Fort Hood shootings
US businessman gets 10 years in jail for funding terror

News from the Front:
Iraq:
Iraqi Security Forces Keep U.S. Drawdown on Track
Combined Operation Kills Top al-Qaida in Iraq Leaders
Two top leaders of the insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq are killed in raid
Top two Al Qaeda in Iraq leaders are dead, officials say
Iraq al-Qaeda commanders killed in missile strike on ‘safe house’, says US
Biden Calls Leaders’ Deaths ‘Devastating’ to al-Qaida
Iraqi Election Panel Orders Baghdad Recount
Iraqi Court Sets Partial Recount in Tight Election
Iraq judicial panel orders recount

Afghanistan:
Afghan Deputy Mayor Slain as He Prays in Mosque
Combined Forces Make Gains in Afghanistan
Obama administration says conflict with Karzai is resolved
Taleban put hostages on show as market bomb death toll rises
Terrorist Bombs Kill 23 in Pakistan
Pakistan: Islamist Blames US for Suicide Bombing
Two Insurgents, Associates Killed After Failing to Stop for Convoy
Donkey bomb kills 3 children in Kandahar
Jirga team meets Karizai on proposed electoral law
Taliban seek release of leaders in exchange for ex-ISI officials
Police arrest 9 in plot for Kabul attacks
US loses aircraft, four dead

The Thunder Run'sFrom the Front is a daily series that highlights news and personal dispatched from the front and the home front.

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