BBC News - What now in Afghanistan's crucial year?
BBC News reports: "Now that the peace jirga is over, the focus will shift to what is expected to be mounting pressure on the Taliban in Kandahar province, including Kandahar city."

BBC News - Nato loses 10 troops in deadly Afghanistan day
BBC News reports: "In the worst of several attacks, five US soldiers died in an improvised bomb blast in east Afghanistan, the US said. Five other Nato troops were killed in a spate of attacks across the country's restive South and East, where Isaf is battling the Taliban."