News, February 19, 2010

	Officials: Taliban 'Far From Defeated' in Marjah
	NATO Strike Kills 7 Afghan Police in Kunduz   25 Afghan Police May Have Joined Taliban   Four NATO Troops Killed in Marjah as Taliban Holds Ground
	Jailed Taliban Leader Still a Pakistani Asset
	US Strike Kills Afghan Warlord's Brother in Pakistan   Afghans: Taliban 'Shadow Governors' Captured in Pakistan   Bombs Kill 44, Wound 100 in Pakistan   US Drone Strike Kills Four Militants in Pakistan

Afghanistan

Explosion Rocks US Outpost During Afghan Offensive NATO May Need 30 Days to Secure Taliban Stronghold Marines Still Looking Over Shoulder for Taliban Officers Blamed in Afghan Ambush That Killed 5 US Troops NATO Holds Key Marjah Roads, but Hard Battle Ahead British Commander Says Afghan Offensive Could Take Weeks NATO Says Taliban Ammunition Running Low Dutch Government at Odds Over Afghanistan NATO Commander Says Recruitment of Afghans Gaining US Reviewing Afghanistan Detainee Policy

Pakistan

Pakistan Says Fears India Could Divert Nuclear Fuel Pakistan Arrests More Afghan Taliban. Why the About-Face? Several Militants Killed as Forces Hit Targets in Bajaur Holbrooke Hails Pakistan-US Collaboration on Taliban