News, April 22, 2010

	Afghan Civilian Deaths a Dilemma for NATO
	NATO Admits Four Killed Were Civilians, Not 'Insurgents'

	Pak Military Holding 1000s in Indefinite Detention
	On the Run, Pakistan Militants Find New Haven   Pakistan Military Fails to Woo Tribal Allies Under Grip of Taliban

Afghanistan

Vice Mayor of Kandahar, Afghanistan, Fatally Shot While Praying in Mosque US Afghanistan Commander Defends Karzai Official: Afghanistan 'Peace Jirga' Delayed for Up to Three Weeks NATO's Top Commander in Afghanistan Visits Germany to Discuss New Strategy

Pakistan

US Directly Interrogating Mullah Baradar Zardari: Ruling Party Must Be Allowed to Remain in Office Provincial Court: Zardari Above the Law As Power Shortages Spread, Pakistan Switches Off the Lights Aid 'Running Out' for 1.3 Million Pakistan Refugees

News, April 21, 2010

	NATO Troops Kill Four Afghan Students
	A Killing Further Erodes Afghan Faith in Leaders

Afghanistan

Afghan War Is Unwinnable and We Should Not Be There, Say UK Voters Afghan Deputy Mayor Slain as He Prays in Mosque Mosque Murder Leaves Kandahar on Edge Troops Wounded in Afghanistan Are Evacuated to Iraq US Says Taliban No. 2 Interrogations Yield Useful Intel Inquest: US Pilot Bombed British Soldiers, Assuming They Were Taliban

Pakistan

Pakistan Islamist Blames US for Provoking Suicide Bombing Pakistan to Get US Guided-Missile Frigate on Aug 31 US Hopes Pakistan Will Join Fissile Material Talks At Top University, a Fight for Pakistan's Future Pakistan War Games Show of Force for India

	Coalition of the Rented?
	Karzai Blames Foreigners for Afghan Vote Fraud

Afghanistan

US Ready to Pursue Senior Afghan Officials on Drugs Taliban Taunt Obama Over Secret Afghan Visit US Looking for Leaders in Afghan Army An Airborne Afghan Folktale DEA Says Afghan Opium Seizures Soar in 2009 British Soldier Killed in Afghan Explosion UK Troops Suffer in Sangin, the Most Dangerous Place in Afghanistan Afghan Corruption Threatens US Strategy, Ambassador Galbraith Says

Pakistan

Enduring Army Role in Swat Spurs Questions About Pakistan's Civilian Government Pakistani Troops Kill 28 Militants in Northwest US Urges Pakistan to Act Against Taliban in Punjab Court Gives Pakistan Five Days on Foreign Graft Cases Many Pakhtuns Rejoice Over NWFP Name-Change

	NATO Eyes Massive Offensive in N. Afghanistan
	Karzai Faces Anger in Marjah   Ex-UN Envoy: Taliban Arrests Thwart Afghan Talks   Iranian Weapons Seized in Afghanistan

Pakistan Won't Hand Over Captured Taliban Leaders

Afghanistan

Uphill Battle to Win Over Afghan Villagers in Tangi Valley Kunduz Bombing in Afghanistan: German Defense Ministry Sought to Obscure the Truth Marines Walk Tightrope to Win Support in Marjah Afghan President Beefs Up Anti-Graft Body UN Calls for Afghans to Take Charge of Future Afghan Children Face World's Worst Conditions China Calls for More World Aid to Afghanistan

Pakistan

Pakistan FM: We Have Done a Lot, It's Time for US to Deliver A Dozen Top Pakistan Army Generals to Retire This Year