February 28th Morning Readbook

Nato forces move on to Kandahar




Afghanistan bomb 'kills 11 civilians'
A roadside bomb has killed 11 civilians in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, officials say.


Marines, Afghan troops to stay months in Marjah
More than 2,000 U.S. Marines and about 1,000 Afghan troops who stormed the Taliban town of Marjah as part of a major NATO offensive against a resurgent Taliban will stay several months to ensure insurgents don't return, Marine commanders said Sunday.


Pakistan suicide attack kills 4, wounds dozens
A suicide car bomber attacked a police station Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, killing four people and wounding about two dozen, underscoring the continuing security threat as the country's army battles militants.


Iraqi PM defends ban of candidates before vote
Iraq's prime minister on Sunday defended a decision to ban hundreds of candidates from the upcoming election, saying the decision was not intended to target the country's minority Sunni population.


U.S. pullout top challenge for Iraq security: minister
Iraq's armed forces will not finish a modernization program until 2020, several years after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country is completed, the defense minister said.


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