News, March 16, 2010

	Pentagon to Probe Contractor Assassination Team
	Policy Battle Over Afghan Peace Talks Intensifies   Karzai Orders More Forces to Kandahar   Aide: Karzai 'Very Angry' Over Mullah Baradar's Capture   Malalai Joya Pushes for a Comeback

Afghanistan

Rocket Attack Kills 1 at NATO Base in Afghanistan Taliban: Kandahar Bombings a 'Warning' to NATO US Is Reining in Special Forces in Afghanistan UN Set for More Discreet Talks With Taliban Iran to Step Up Afghan Presence US Regains Huge Weapons Cache Lost by Afghans US Struggles to Track Arms in Afghanistan US Military: Drone Crashes in Southern Afghanistan Afghan Women Fear Loss of Hard-Won Progress Top UN Official in Afghanistan Takes Up Position

Pakistan

Pakistan Police Find Cache of Explosives in Lahore South Waziristan Operation to End on 30th Cracks in Balochistan Govt Over Provincial Autonomy Now Indian Foreign Secy's Turn to Visit Pakistan