News, February 24, 2010

	US Drone Strike Kills Six in Pakistan
	At US Behest, Pakistan Raises Taxes

US Death Toll in 'Enduring Freedom' Hits 1,000 British Military Chiefs: More Troops Needed to Fight in Afghanistan Karzai Moves to Eliminate UN Oversight in Future Elections As Afghan Civilian Deaths Rise, NATO Says 'Sorry'

Afghanistan

Afghan Official Who Will Govern Marjah Pays First Visit Forces in Afghanistan Told to Limit Nighttime Raids Taliban Tries Kinder, Gentler Tactics in Marjah Eight Die in Afghanistan Bike Bombing More Satellites Will Act as Eyes for Troops Afghan Leader Asserts Control Over Election Body Romanian Soldier Killed in Afghanistan NATO Seeks More Trainers for Afghan Army, Police British Poll Suggests Afghanistan War 'Unwinnable'

Pakistan

Pakistani Reports Capture of a Taliban Leader US General in Pakistan to Bolster Alliance Pakistani Militant Group Easily Evades Ban

News, February 23, 2010

	8 Die in Afghan Bombing as US Loses 1000th Soldier
	NATO Attacks Afghan Buses, Killing 27 Civilians Outgoing UN Rep.: Talk With Mullah Omar Anger Spreads on Marjah's Front Line US Special Operations Ordered Deadly Afghan Strike

At Least 13 Killed in Swat Valley Bombing

Holder: Zazi Confession Proves Civilian Courts Work

Afghanistan

Afghanistan Battle Shows War Rarely Fought to Plan US Trying to Avoid Afghan Deaths but War Is 'Ugly' 'European Public and Politicians Are Losing Patience With Afghanistan Mission' In Afghanistan, Sunday Mass on a Makeshift Altar Australia Warns It Can't Replace Dutch in Afghan Province US Says Exploring Afghan Supply Route Via Georgia Afghans Voice Their Fears Amid Marjah Campaign Suicide Attack Kills 15 Afghans Including Tribal Leader New Marjah Mayor Faces Daunting PR Sell to Local Afghans Suicide Attack Kills Hajji Zaman, Who Is Tied to bin Laden's Escape

News, February 22, 2010

	McChrystal Puts Focus on Invading Kandahar
	Marjah Civilians, Surrounded by Conflict, Run Out of Food   Petraeus: US Losses in Afghan Offensive 'Will Be Tough to Bear'   Taliban Mounting Tough Fight in Marjah   After Dutch Govt Falls, Troops to Leave Afghanistan in August

Afghanistan

Afghans Voice Their Fears Amid Marjah Campaign Battle for Marjah Not Only Militarily Significant Sweep of Marjah Focuses on Pocket of 'Determined Resistance' Taliban Reject Renewed Karzai Call for Peace Proposal Outgunned Taliban Mounting Tough Fight in Marjah NATO Members Face Biggest Afghanistan Battle at Home Afghan Police Move Into Taliban Stronghold Taliban Is Just One of Many Challenges Faced by Afghan Towns Kabul Bank's Sherkhan Farnood Feeds Crony Capitalism in Afghanistan Karzai's Rival Warns Him Not to Cut Deals With Taliban Army Deploying Soldiers With New Combat Camouflage to Afghanistan Holbrooke Seeks Central Asia Help for Afghanistan

Pakistan

Report: Another Major Afghan Taliban Figure Nabbed in Pakistan Sikh's Headless Body Found in Khyber Agency Pakistan PM: Support Democracy, Oppose Mid-Term Elections