News, January 17, 2010

	Iraq, Afghan Wars Costs Top $1 Trillion
	US Drone Strike on Pakistani House Kills 20
	Zardari: Halt Drone Strikes to Win Over Pakistanis   Pakistani Taliban Leader Denies Death on Tape   Rugged North Waziristan Harbors US Enemies   Elite US Troops Ready to Combat Pakistani Nuclear Hijacks
	US Goal Unmet: Afghan Civilian Casualties Soar
	Afghan MPs Again Reject Most Cabinet Picks   Running Out of Time, US and Canadian Troops Rush to Pacify Kandahar   US Optimistic Over New Taliban Reintegration Plan

Afghanistan

Appointment of Afghan Counter-Narcotics Chief Dismays British Officials 1 Woman Approved for Afghan Cabinet, 2 Rejected Status of Afghan President's Cabinet Picks Roadside Bomb Kills 5 Afghan Family Members Two British Soldiers Die in Afghanistan Explosion Canadian Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Watchdog Calls Afghan Energy Effort Disappointing Republican Lawmaker: Afghans Must Match US Commitment UK's Miliband: Afghan Combat Burden Must Be Shared by NATO Allies

Pakistan

US Unclear on Hakimullah Mehsud's Fate, Say Holbrooke Local Pakistan Officials Say Hakimullah Mehsud Chief Injured 'Abandoned' in Swat Valley Militants Blow Up a Health Facility in Pakistan US: Brutality Erodes Pakistani Militants' Support Poor Schooling Slows Anti-Terrorism Effort in Pakistan Two Killed in Quetta 'Target Killing' Bodies of Seven Militants Found in Darra, Swat Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran Unite Against Extremism Pakistan: Inclusion of 'Outsiders' in Afghan Plan Opposed Pakistan: National Security Report Resents Growing Indian Presence in Afghanistan