News, February 16, 2010

	US-Led Invasion 'Bogged Down' in Marjah
	Roadside Bombs Taking Bigger Toll in Afghanistan   NATO Confirms Kandahar Air Strike Killed Five Civilians

	Pakistan Declares 'Victory' in Waziristan
	US Secret Joint Raid Captures Pak Taliban's Top Commander

Afghanistan

US Marines Face Fierce Resistance in Afghan Assault Taliban Fighters Said to Flee Under Coalition Pressure Joya Condemns 'Ridiculous' Military Strategy Afghan Suicide Bombings Less Effective as a Tactic US Curtails Use of Airstrikes in Assault on Marjah

Pakistan

Has Pakistan PM Thrown Down the Gauntlet? Pakistan Still Holding Sufi Muhammad for 'Sedition' Zardari Rules Out Mid-Term Elections

News, February 15, 2010

	Civilian Killings by US Cast Pall on Offensive
	NATO Says Another Airstrike Accidentally Kills Civilians   Afghanistan War: Marjah Battle as Tough as Fallujah, Say US Troops   Cheney 'A Complete Supporter' of Obama Afghan Effort

	Opposition Sees Shades of 2007 in Pak Crisis
	US Missiles Kill at Least Seven in North Waziristan   Clinton: Al-Qaeda Killed 2,000 Pakistanis in Past Few Months

Afghanistan

A Perilous Slog Against Afghanistan's Taliban Afghanistan Offensive Is Key Test of Obama's Strategy Marines Meet With Afghans to Explain Offensive, Seek Support Marines Secure Key Areas in Marjah in Major Assault on Taliban Clinton Says US Has No Interest in 'Occupying' or 'Abandoning' Afghanistan Taliban Release Video of 2 French Hostages

Pakistan

Troops Kill Seven Taliban in Bajaur Blast in Southern Pakistan Kills 3, Say Officials Nawaz Terms Zardari as Biggest Threat to Democracy