News, January 26, 2010

	NATO Plans Another Major Helmand Offensive
	Taliban Buyout to Cost 'Hundreds of Millions'   Leaked Documents Show US Envoy's Opposition to Afghan Escalation   Berlin Reluctant to Follow American Lead on Afghanistan

	Pakistani Govt Still Denies Blackwater Presence
	Pakistani Warplanes Kill 12 in Bajaur

Afghanistan

Taliban Buying Guns From Former Warlords Karzai: Taliban Reconciliation Has West's Support Afghan Exit Strategy Takes Shape Ahead of London Talks McChrystal: Taliban Could Be Part of Solution in Afghanistan Officers Honored in Kabul Amid Grief and Criticism Bombs Kill 2 in Afghanistan; Rocket Hits Base

Pakistan

Militants Kill 6 Pakistanis for Alleged US Spying Suspected US Drone Crashes Near Afghan Border Pakistan Rejects Nuclear Bomb Material Cut-Off Talks