News, March 17, 2010

	ACLU Seeks Govt Disclosures on Drone Attacks
	US Strike, Gunfight Kill 20 Militants in Pakistan   Officials: 2 New US Missile Attacks Kill 10 in Pakistan   Pakistani Court Charges 5 Americans With Terrorism

	Most US Forces in Afghanistan to Be Under NATO
	Afghanistan Spy Contract Goes Sour for Pentagon

Afghanistan

Petraeus Warns of Tough Year Ahead on Afghanistan US Fights Trainer Shortage, Illiteracy in Afghanistan Afghan Poppy Harvest Is Next Challenge for US Marines Terrorists Take Fight Into Afghan Capital Afghanistan Says It Enacted Law to Pardon War Crimes Karzai a Powerless President, Says Taliban Defector UN Report Criticizes Covert Troops Who Committed Afghan Killings Obama Discusses Afghan War With Karzai in Video Call Afghan Prince Says US and Coalition Forces Making Big Mistake

South Asia

Why Musharraf Will Not Return to Pakistan Sri Lanka's Ex-Army Commander Appears Before Military Court Trooper, Civilian Killed in Kashmir Gunfire

News, Febraury 17, 2010

	Marja Offensive Is First Step, Next Stop Kandahar
	US Rocket System Back in Use Days After Killing 12 Civilians Taliban Town Residents Skeptical of NATO Promises Afghan Police Vow to Hold Territory Captured by NATO Troops UN Slams Militarization of Afghan Aid

	Bomb Kills 29 in Pakistan as US Envoy Visits
	Pakistan: Detained Taliban Chief 'Talking' Pakistani Government Backs Down in Judge Dispute

Afghanistan Occupation

Afghan Offensive Tests Obama's War Plan US Won't Talk to Taliban Until It Cuts al-Qaeda Ties Dutch Cabinet Deadlocked Over Afghanistan Mission Marines Find Rocket Attack's Victims as Mystery Deepens IEDs Lurk as Biggest Threat in US-Led Afghan Offensive Snipers Imperil US Troops in Offensive in Afghanistan White House Says Taliban Capture 'A Big Success' NATO Airstrike Kills More Than a Dozen Taliban Fighters A Look at NATO Combat Rules in Afghanistan 'Python' Is British Army's Winning Weapon Against Afghan Roadside Bombs

Afghanistan

Maldives: Taliban Met With Afghan Govt Envoys Afghans Lend Hand to Anti-Taliban Efforts Taliban Armory: Rocks, Potshots and Drawings Taliban Deny Report of Baradar's Arrest Afghan Government's Neglect of Notorious Mountain Pass Kills Hundreds

Pakistan

In Shift, Pakistan Plays Role in Capture of Afghan Taliban's No. 2 Pakistan: US Help Needed to Balance Indian Arms Buying Spree Pakistan Poised for More Arrests After Capture of Mullah Baradar Pakistani Court Rejects Bail for US Suspects Pakistan's Karachi, a Refuge but No Base for Taliban

News, Febraury 16, 2010

	NATO: House of Afghan Civilians Deliberately Hit
	After Civilian Deaths, US Curbs Airstrikes in Marjah

	Pakistan: Detained Taliban Chief 'Talking'
	Three Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan

Afghanistan

Marines in Afghan Assault Grapple With Civilian Deaths Govt Probes Possible Friendly Fire Death in Afghanistan

Pakistan

Arrest of Taliban Chief May Be Crucial for Pakistanis Musharraf Hints at Pakistan Return, Wants to Contest Polls Pakistan's Govt vs. Judiciary: Who Stands Where