News, January 27, 2010

	Is London Meet Becoming a Taliban Fundraiser?
	Karzai Restores Gen. Dostum to Position as Army Chief   Behind Cautious Signal, a Decision for Afghan Peace Talks   NATO Struggling to Fulfill Afghanistan Commitments

Afghanistan

Car Bomb Wounds 6 Afghans, 8 Americans Near US Base in Kabul Karzai: Drop Taliban From UN Blacklist Russia Won't Block Removal of Former Taliban Members From UN Terrorism List Briton to Head NATO's Civilian Efforts in Afghanistan US Wrestling With Prospect of Olive Branch for Taliban Germany to Increase Afghan Contingent by Up to 850 Afghanistan to Delay Awarding Concessions for Mineral Deposits Over Corruption Afghan Leader's Hat, a National Symbol, Is Losing Its Cachet End 'Militarization' of Afghan Aid, Agencies Say 'Civil Society Is Very Much Alive' in Afghanistan NATO Envisions Many More Years in Afghanistan Australian Contractor Sentenced to Death in Afghanistan

Pakistan

Pakistan's Former Spymaster: US Must Talk to Mullah Omar Pakistan Peace Group Hopes Mothers Can Curb Suicide Bombings