News, January 15, 2010


Attack Shows Threat to Obama's Afghan Plan
 
  Suicide Bomber Kills 20 Civilians in Afghanistan
  January Proving Deadly for NATO-Led Forces in Afghanistan
  A $1 Billion Sweetener for the Taliban
Afghanistan
US Approves Training to Expand Afghan Army
Afghan Parliament to Vote on Cabinet on Saturday
NATO Will 'Transform' Afghan Police Security Failures

News, January 15, 2010


11 Die as US Drones Continue to Target Pakistan
 
  Pakistan Anger as Obama Steps Up Drone Strikes
  Pakistani Taliban Dispute Reports of Leader’s Injury/Death
Pakistan
US Asked to 'Review Footprint in Pakistan'
US Troops Do Not Operate From Pakistan, Says Defense Minister
Pakistan: India Interfering in Balochistan
Radio Free Europe Begins Broadcast to Pakistan
Holbrooke Visits Swat, Satisfied With Military Gains

News, January 14, 2010

UN Details Record Afghan Civilian Toll in 2009
 
  Suicide Bomber Kills 20 People in Afghanistan
  US Drone Strike Fires Into Crowd, Kills Another 13 in Afghanistan
  Helmand Town May Be First Big Battle in Bigger War
  4 US Soldiers, 1 French Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Attacks
Afghanistan
Islamists Press Jordan to Stop Aiding US Forces in Afghanistan
Experts on Afghanistan Doubt Survey on Foreign Occupation: 'Results Are Impossible'
Sen. Levin Blasts Afghan Troop Training
Afghan Town Evicts Addicts in Desperation
Troops Confused About Prospect of Detainee Trials, Republicans Say
Bit-Part Role for Britain as US Plans to Control Key Afghan Routes


News, January 14, 2010

Pak Taliban Chief Alive After US Missiles Kill 18
 
  Will the Drone War Sink Pakistani Cooperation?
  Pakistan Concerned Over 'Massive' Indian Arms Buildup
Pakistan
Holbrooke Shrugs Off 'Disagreement' on Drone Attacks
Following Pakistani Complaints, Holbrooke Insists He Gets Hassled at Airports Too
Musharraf Toying With His Own Party Idea
Three Terrorists Killed, Nine Arrested in Malakand

News, January 13, 2010

Afghanistan
Afghans: NATO Forces Kill 13 Protesters
 
  US Drone Strike Fires Into Crowd, Kills Another 13 in Afghanistan
  4 US Soldiers, 1 French Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Attacks
  General Declares US Victory in Helmand Province
  US Official: Most Afghanistan Corruption Involves Westerners
  Afghan Govt Plans to Lure Taliban to Switch Sides


Fighting Shifts in Technology Used by Afghan Insurgents
Military's Use of Drones on the Rise in Afghanistan
Karzai Says US Never Gave Afghans 'Blank Check'
US Tells Afghans to Grow Grapes Not Opium Poppy
Fort Hood Troops Ordered to Afghanistan
Poll Reveals Optimism Among Some Afghans
Tributes to British War Reporter Killed Working With US Troops in Afghanistan

News, January 13, 2010

Pakistan
Tenuous Karachi Ceasefire Holds, For Now

Pakistan FM: Afghan War Should Stay Out of Pakistan
In Karachi, Politics Means Urban Warfare, Literally
Pakistan Ex-Navy Chief Confirms French Kickbacks

News, January 12, 2010

Gen. McChrystal Declares Afghan Surge a 'Success'
 
  Six NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
Over 3,000 Killed as Pakistan Violence Soared in 2009
 
  Pakistani Troops Kill Eight in South Waziristan
  Pakistan Seen Becoming More Islamist, Anti-US
Afghanistan
McChrystal: 'Killing the Enemy Is Not the Best Route to Success'
Brits: US Won't Help Allies Beat IEDs
Afghan President Karzai Submits New Cabinet Choices
Afghan Attacks Signal Shift From Seasonal Violence
Bomber Urged More Attacks Before Striking CIA