U.S. Pulling Back in Afghan Valley It Called Vital to War

KABUL, Afghanistan — After years of fighting for control of a prominent valley in the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan, the United States military has begun to pull back most of its forces from ground it once insisted was central to the campaign against the Taliban and Al Qaeda.

The withdrawal from the Pech Valley, a remote region in Kunar Province, formally began on Feb. 15. The military projects that it will last about two months, part of a shift of Western forces to the province’s more populated areas. Afghan units will remain in the valley, a test of their military readiness.

While American officials say the withdrawal matches the latest counterinsurgency doctrine’s emphasis on protecting Afghan civilians, Afghan officials worry that the shift of troops amounts to an abandonment of territory where multiple insurgent groups are well established, an area that Afghans fear they may not be ready to defend on their own.

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Yemeni cleric family offers a deal

The father of a Anwar al-Awlaqui, the Yemeni Islamic cleric who is on a Washington hit list has told Al Jazeera that his son would stop anti-US messages if taken off the list.

Al-Awlaqi, a US-born cleric with alleged links to Al-Qaeda has been placed on the hit list for directly plotting against the United States, a US intelligence official said last week.

Al Jazeera quoted the father, Nasser al-Awlaqi who is a former minister of agriculture and rector at the University of Sanaa as saying: "If Washington stops targeting his son by threatening to abduct, capture, or kill him, Anwar will cease his statements and speeches against it."

A Message from Anwar al-Awlaki

Following is the message sent by Imam Anwar al-Awlaki, in specific, addressing the American Muslims.

The first video is an excerpt from CNN. The next two videos make up the whole lecture of about 12 minutes which was sent as the message.