"Afghanistan and the Turkish Flotilla Incident"

Start of Conference of Defence Associations' media round-up:

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Peter Goodspeed for The National Post writes that ISAF’s approaching campaign in Kandahar, the heartland of the Taliban insurgency, will be a decisive battle in the mission.
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=3084975

Russell Hampsey and Sean P. McKenna for the Armed Forces Journal argue that COIN practitioners in Afghanistan need to listen and respond to Afghan concerns instead of telling them what they need.
http://www.afji.com/2010/06/4646076

The Strategy Page reports that all services operating in Afghanistan have been ordered to adopt the COIN strategy developed by General Stanley McChrystal and informed by generations of US Army Special Forces experience.
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsf/articles/20100528.aspx

Miles Amoore for Times interviews Naimatullah, a Taliban bomb maker and trainer, who explains the process and the will behind their determination to murder ‘Western infidels.’
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7140135.ece

Anthony Lloyd for Times writes that Afghan Intelligence believes million of dollars from Saudi Arabia have sponsored terrorism in the country.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7140745.ece

Radio Free Europe interviews General Stanley McChrystal who reconfirms his commitment to security in Afghanistan.
http://www.rferl.org/content/Top_NATO_Commander_Talks_Of_Recent_Taliban_Gains...

Global Security argues that the omission of Taliban members at the upcoming Consultative Peace Jirga coupled with a search for quick fixes represents a flawed strategy and according to Afghan expert Khalil Roman, “We must know the price for peace.”
http://news.globaltv.com/world/story.html?id=3095114...