News, January 30, 2010

	NATO Bombs Afghan Army Base, Killing 4 Troops
	Interpreter Kills Two US Soldiers in Afghanistan   Taliban Undecided on Karzai Talks   US Cool to Karzai Plan on Taliban   Afghan Taliban Leader Ready to End al-Qaeda Ties, Says Former Trainer   US Night Raids and Secret Prisons Anger Afghan Civilians
	Pakistan: 25 Dead in Bombing, US Missile Strike
	Mounting Pakistani Criticism of US Drone Strikes   Audit: US Aid Effort in Pakistan Accomplishing Little   Official: 44 Militants Killed in Pakistan

Afghanistan

Clinton Says No Talking to 'Really Bad Guys' in Taliban Afghan's New Interior Minister: Yes, I'll Make Peace With Taliban US Officers Could Be Punished Over Afghan Battle Saakashvili Offers US a Supply Route NATO: 3 Americans Killed in Eastern Afghanistan Taliban Squad Seizes Hotel in Helmand Taliban Bombers Attack Afghan Provincial Capital Al-Qaeda's Shadow Over Taliban Talks Rocket Attacks Fact of Afghan Life Abdullah: World Must Not Return to Business as Usual War-Weary NATO Members Look for Morale Boost Bulgaria to Increase Troops in Afghanistan

Pakistan

US Drone Attack Kills at Least Five in North Waziristan Envoy: Pakistan Should Be Equipped With Drone Technology to Take Out Militants Three Killed in Quetta Sectarian Attack Pakistan: London Conference 'Not a Big Success' President Enjoys No Immunity, Pakistan's High Court Decided in 2007

News-January 29, 2007

	Report: Taliban in Secret Meeting With UN
	US Troops Kill Kabul Imam in 'Unfortunate Incident'   Karzai Eyes Another 15 Years of NATO Aid   Taliban Reject London Conference   Afghan Strategy Doomed: UN Envoy

	Rare NATO Convoy Attack in 'Safe' Pakistan City
	Philippines Doubts Militant Was Killed in Pakistan

Afghanistan

Early Troop Exit Derailed by Karzai's 15-Year NATO Timeframe French Minister: No More Combat Troops to Afghanistan Afghan Groups Criticize Taliban Fund Karzai Sees Taliban Pact as Central to Ending War Karzai Government Invites Taliban to Peace Meeting Aussie Cash for Taliban Converts Afghanistan Conference Agrees on Exit Timetable Five-Year Plan to 'Buy Afghanistan Exit' Afghanistan Denies Tensions After Iran Shuns London Conference

Pakistan

Pakistan Seeks Role as Mediator in Possible Taliban-Afghanistan Peace Talks Four Militants Killed in South Waziristan Search Operation Pakistan Premier: India and Pakistan Cannot Afford War, Must Talk Gilani: Pakistan, India Must Not Be Held Hostage to 26/11

News, January 28, 2010

	Taliban: Buyout Futile Without Foreign Pullout
	$1 Billion Plan Considered to Buy Off Taliban   Afghan Tribe Vows to Fight Insurgents, Burn Houses, for US Aid   Embattled US Troops Take Cynical View of Progress in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Poll Shows Vast Majority of Germans Oppose Afghan Escalation Afghan Military Strategy Doomed Without Big Changes, UN Chief Warns Karzai: Afghan Forces Need Five Years Afghan Tribe Signs Pact to Keep Taliban Out Russia Offers to Help Afghans – With Western Money NATO, Russia Boost Military Ties in Afghan War In London Speech, Will Karzai Bite the Hand That Feeds Him? Top NATO Official Confident of 'Light Over Horizon' in Afghanistan NATO and Kazakhstan Reach Transit Pact for Afghanistan Swedish Diplomat Named Top UN Envoy to Afghanistan

Pakistan

Locals: No Drones Seen in North Waziristan Since Crash Bomb Kills Three Children in Wave of Pakistan Unrest Pakistan PM: Only Parliament Can Revoke Zardari's Immunity Zardari Sacrifices Goats Daily to 'Ward Off Evil' 15 Killed in Bajaur Clashes Swat Voters Go to Polls Amid Fears Pentagon: India Should Be Transparent With Pakistan on Afghan Involvement