News-January 29, 2007

	Report: Taliban in Secret Meeting With UN
	US Troops Kill Kabul Imam in 'Unfortunate Incident'   Karzai Eyes Another 15 Years of NATO Aid   Taliban Reject London Conference   Afghan Strategy Doomed: UN Envoy

	Rare NATO Convoy Attack in 'Safe' Pakistan City
	Philippines Doubts Militant Was Killed in Pakistan

Afghanistan

Early Troop Exit Derailed by Karzai's 15-Year NATO Timeframe French Minister: No More Combat Troops to Afghanistan Afghan Groups Criticize Taliban Fund Karzai Sees Taliban Pact as Central to Ending War Karzai Government Invites Taliban to Peace Meeting Aussie Cash for Taliban Converts Afghanistan Conference Agrees on Exit Timetable Five-Year Plan to 'Buy Afghanistan Exit' Afghanistan Denies Tensions After Iran Shuns London Conference

Pakistan

Pakistan Seeks Role as Mediator in Possible Taliban-Afghanistan Peace Talks Four Militants Killed in South Waziristan Search Operation Pakistan Premier: India and Pakistan Cannot Afford War, Must Talk Gilani: Pakistan, India Must Not Be Held Hostage to 26/11