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A man injured by an explosion in Kohat is treated at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. A car bomb ripped through a police compound in a northwestern Pakistani city killing many people and leaving scores of people injured, the latest in a string of attacks proving that Islamist militants remain a potent force in the country.

Pakistan Photos Taliban Terrorism Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

The Star
Car bomb kills 20 in Pakistan after Taliban threat
| KOHAT, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber rammed his car into a police residential complex in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people, officials said, in another blow for a country grappl... (photo: AP / Mohammad Iqbal)

Rumors of Osama bin Laden's death have been greatly exaggerated, again. The latest tantalizing lead on the al-Qaida leader (shown here with is top lieutenant, Ayman Al-Zawahri in an image taken from a videotape broadcast on Al-Jazeera on Oct. 5, 2001) came Saturday, when a French newspaper reported on a leaked document from the French government, asserting that a Saudi source said the Saudi government believed the 52-year-old terror leader had perished of typhoid last month. Officials in the United States and other countries have since rushed to say there's no evidence to substantiate the report

Al Qaida Intelligence Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Al-Qaeda

The Star
Arrests stir worry about Qaeda plots in West
| LONDON (Reuters) - Their place in history assured, are al Qaeda's ageing leaders content merely to propagate their ideology and tactics among like-minded militant groups? Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ay... (photo: AP / Courtesy of Al-Jazeera via APTN, File)

A child of road construction workers sits near her parent's work site, in Gurgaon, India, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. In 2006, nearly 9.7 million children died worldwide before reaching the age of 5, mostly from preventable causes such as diarrhea, malaria or malnutrition, UNICEF said in its annual report, released Tuesda

The Star
UNICEF to boost aid efficiency by targeting poorest
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. children's foundation UNICEF plans to make the poorest and most remote regions of needy nations top priority for aid, an approach it said on Tuesday is not only m... (photo: AP / Gurinder Osan)
Aid Photos Poverty Unicef Wikipedia: UNICEF

Afghanistan

Ohio
U.S. expects to spend big in Afghanistan for years
| WASHINGTON: The U.S. government's financial commitment to Afghanistan is likely to linger and reach into the billions long after it pulls combat troops from the country, newly disclosed spending est... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
Afghanistan Financial Photos Washington Wikipedia: Afghanistan

Afghans burn an effigy of Dove World Outreach Center's pastor Terry Jones during a demonstration against the United States in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010.

National Post
Planned burning of Qur'an will 'endanger troops': Petraeus
By Sardar Ahmad, Agence France-Presse September 7, 2010 7:02 AM In an interview with Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal, Gen. Petraeus said of the plan: “It ... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
Islam Military Photos US Wikipedia: Dove World Outreach Center

Afghan soldiers chat in front of the main office of Kabul Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.

Al Jazeera
Afghan bank officers' assets frozen
| Afghanistan has frozen the assets of leading shareholders and borrowers at Kabul Bank, the country's leading private bank, in the wake of the crisis sparked by the resi... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
Afghanistan Banking Finance Photos Wikipedia: Kabul Bank

Gen. David Petraeus

CBS News
Top US Commander: Burning Quran Endangers Troops
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned Tuesday an American church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book the Quran could... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh, File)
Photos Religion Security Terrorism Wikipedia: Islamic terrorism

Gen. David Petraeus, Commander, U.S. Central Command, is seen at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington,Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010.

Zeenews
Koran burning will endanger US lives: Petraeus
Kabul: The US commander of the Afghan war has warned that troops' lives will be endangered if a Florida evangelical church goes ahead with a planned burning of the Koran ... (photo: AP / Cliff Owen)
Afghanistan Defence Photos Us Wikipedia :David Petraeus

A Roma rights activist holds a drawing depicting French President Nicolas Sarkozy, during a protest in front of the French embassy in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010.

The New York Times
East European Eyes on France's Roma Policy
| PARIS — After a summer marked by a needless quarrel over how to treat their Roma population, the French seem on course for an autumn of discontent over issues muc... (photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda)
Europe France Immigration Photos Wikipedia: Romani people

War / Terror

	NATO chief condemns U.S. church's plans to burn Koran The Star
	Planned burning of Qur'an will 'endanger troops': Petraeus National Post
	Top US Commander: Burning Quran Endangers Troops CBS News
	Burning Koran angers Afghans Independent online

Media News

	Afghan bank officers' assets frozen Al Jazeera
	Top US Commander: Burning Quran Endangers Troops CBS News
	East European Eyes on France's Roma Policy The New York Times
	Afghanistan Pledges Support for Troubled Bank The New York Times

Assistance / Life / Custody

	General Sir Richard Dannatt reveals "perfect storm" of political incompetence and inter-service rivalries The Daily Telegraph
	Karzai announces council to deal with Taliban reconciliation CNN
	US puts Pakistan Taleban on official terrorist register NZ Herald

Kabul Bank directors' assets frozen

Withdrawals Drop Sharply at Kabul Bank

Veteran Afghan journalist murdered outside his Kabul home

Afghanistan Headlines

18 killed in attack on police garrison

U.S. religious leaders condemn 'anti-Muslim' frenzy

Endless War Isn't The Answer

Kabul, Afghanistan 2009.02.25
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A man injured by an explosion in Kohat is treated at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. A car bomb ripped through a police compound in a northwestern Pakistani city killing many people and leaving scores of people injured, the latest in a string of attacks proving that Islamist militants remain a potent force in the country.

Car bomb kills 20 in Pakistan after Taliban threat

A child of road construction workers sits near her parent's work site, in Gurgaon, India, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. In 2006, nearly 9.7 million children died worldwide before reaching the age of 5, mostly from preventable causes such as diarrhea, malaria or malnutrition, UNICEF said in its annual report, released Tuesda

UNICEF to boost aid efficiency by targeting poorest

Afghan soldiers chat in front of the main office of Kabul Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.

Afghan bank officers' assets frozen

Petraeus warns Koran burning threatens troops Daily Star Lebanon
Car bomb kills 20 in Pakistan after Taliban threat The Star
U.S., allies should contain Afghan militants - IISS The Star
UNICEF to boost aid efficiency by targeting poorest The Star
Iran declares war on United States, caught paying terrorists The Examiner
Ground Zero Mosque impact: Dallas, Florida & the White House The Examiner
US expects allies to meet Afghan troop request: Pentagon Breitbart
Obama and Cameron discuss Afghanistan, Middle East Breitbart
A Look at Economic Developments Around the Globe The New York Times
Afghan, coalition troops kill or capture hundreds of terrori The Examiner
Koran burning day still on according to the pastor of Dove W The Examiner
Petraeus bashes pastor's Koran-burning plan The Examiner
Minister: 'Burn A Quran Day' To Go As Planned On Sep Huffington Post
General David Patreaus warns that Koran burning event could The Examiner
White House: Quran burning would put troops in Afghanistan i Hartford Courant
Gainesville church to go ahead with Quran burning Herald Tribune
Think tank advocates tripartite dialogue bw India, Pak, Afgh Zeenews
Afghan strategy must be re-drawn says think tank The Daily Telegraph
20 dead as Pakistan hit by another bomb attack The Daily Telegraph
A Job for George W. Bush Wall Street Journal

Pervez Musharraf - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2008 number3

Musharraf providing ration to 1,000 flood-affected Pak families

Nigerian peacekeepers with the United Nations and African Union mission to Darfur, known as UNAMID, display their newly-painted "blue helmets" after they transferred from the AU to the U.N. in Dureij Darfur Sudan, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. The UNAMID mission started in January to try to end five years of fighting in the remote western Sudanese regio

UN: Dozens dead in Sudan clashes

A man protects himself with an umbrella as he rides a bike in Antigua, Guatemala, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010.

Guatemala hit by severe weather

Ground Zero Mosque impact: Dallas, Florida & the White House The Examiner
Ten million without shelter in Pakistan floods: UN Turkish Press
A Job for George W. Bush Wall Street Journal
Petraeus: Quran Burning Would Endanger Americans National Public Radio
MT tea party removes leader after anti-gay post The News & Observer
EU members urged to shun racism Al Jazeera
UK urged to expel Bahrain activists Al Jazeera
George Soros gives $100M to Human Rights Watch Lexington Herald-Leader
Pakistan struggling to protect two towns from surging floods The Times Of India
Pakistan races to protect two towns from surging floods Breitbart
Lacking Money and Leadership, Push for Taliban Defectors Sta Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
I fear the taxman more than the Taliban. But we should all r The Daily Mail
Army Chaplain- Cpt. Dale Goetz-killed in combat in Afghanist The Examiner
MAX HASTINGS: I fear the taxman more than the Taliban. But w The Daily Mail
Letters: Wiliam Hague The Independent
Plan to Woo Taliban Foot Soldiers Founders The New York Times
Afghans chant "Death to America" at rally to denou The Examiner
Musharraf providing ration to 1,000 flood-affected Pak famil Zeenews
Ugly Truth About Iraq and Afghan Wars The Examiner
End child labour, Bangladesh court tells government Zeenews

President Barack Obama speaks at Solyndra, Inc., a solar panel manufacturing facility, in Fremont, Calif. Wednesday, May 26, 2010.

Obama's Post-Iraq World

Withe the help of a Marine, center, and a Navy medic, right, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Audrey Ramos, left, of San Antonio, Texas, a Flight Medic with Task Force Shadow, oversees the evacuation of an Afghan child with multiple gunshot wounds, west of Lashkar Gah, in southern Afghanistan Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.

Accounts Differ on Fatal NATO Strike on Afghans

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, is greeted by top NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus as he arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.

Gates Lands in Afghanistan

Stanford Students Pen Textbook NBCBayArea
Stanford students write textbooks for Afghanistan Fresno Bee
Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops Philadelphia Daily News
Poll: Clear GOP Advantage Ahead of Midterms NBC Washington
Poll: Clear GOP Advantage Ahead of Midterms NBCBayArea
Stanford team's law books help Afghan students San Fransisco Chronicle
The Republicans Can Win but They Sure as Hell Can't Gove Newsvine
Allies clash over Helmand achievements Channel 4
Floods in Pakistan Carry the Seeds of Upheaval The New York Times
Afghan Central Bank: Kabul Bank Has 'Stabilized' The New York Times
Rape of boys rampant in Afghanistan The Examiner
Fact Check: Is Iraq combat really over for US? Syracuse
Obama's Post-Iraq World The New York Times
Accounts Differ on Fatal NATO Strike on Afghans The New York Times
Gates Lands in Afghanistan The New York Times
The degree zero of culture Asia Times
Blair's frank memoir covers the Iraq war, George W. Bush The State
The Iraq war is over, but will peace be won? DNA India
Flood-hit Pakistanis, Afghans may cross to Iran - UNHCR The Star
Flood-hit Pakistanis, Afghans may cross to Iran: UNHCR Gulf News

A Roma rights activist holds a drawing depicting French President Nicolas Sarkozy, during a protest in front of the French embassy in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010.

East European Eyes on France's Roma Policy

Nigerian peacekeepers with the United Nations and African Union mission to Darfur, known as UNAMID, display their newly-painted "blue helmets" after they transferred from the AU to the U.N. in Dureij Darfur Sudan, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. The UNAMID mission started in January to try to end five years of fighting in the remote western Sudanese regio

UN: Dozens dead in Sudan clashes

Pakistani Army deploy with small boat searching for survivors near Sajawal, Sindh province, southern Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained.

Pakistan's military rises to the fore

Angelina Jolie visits refugees in Pakistan BBC News
Angeline Jolie visits refugees in Pakistan BBC News
Pakistan struggling to protect two towns from surging floods The Times Of India
Pakistan races to protect two towns from surging floods Breitbart
East European Eyes on France's Roma Policy The New York Times
Censored News: BP refinery releases toxics, wasted billions The Examiner
Myanmar refugees' search for hope Al Jazeera
Joint US-South Korea drill delayed Al Jazeera
UN: Dozens dead in Sudan clashes Al Jazeera
Pakistan's military rises to the fore Asia Times
Throw these infidels in jail Asia Times
Afghan refugees forced to start over after floods The Wichita Eagle
Afghan refugees forced to start over after floods Seattle Times
Afghan refugees forced to start over after floods Herald Tribune
Afghan refugees forced to start over after floods The Boston Globe
Afghan refugees forced to start over after floods The Press Democrat
Afghan Refugees Forced To Start Over After Floods CBS News
Afghan refugees forced to start over after floods Newsvine
Afghan refugees forced to start over after floods Lexington Herald-Leader
Afghan refugees hit by Pakistani floods forced to start over Orlando Sentinel

Election posters of parliamentarian candidates hang on utility poles in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. The Taliban vowed Sunday to attack polling places in Sept. 18 parliamentary elections, warning Afghans not to participate in what it called a sham vote.

Afghanistan's most unusual parliamentary contenders

Freedom sq

Freedom's Just Another Word

File - Osama bin Laden is seen in this image broadcast Wednesday April 17, 2002, by the London-based Middle East Broacasting Corp.

Osama probably hiding in mountainous regions of Pak: Petraeus

Gainesville church to go ahead with Quran burning Herald Tribune
Prosecutors to seek death penalty in frozen newborn baby cas Star Tribune
Iran says woman's stoning sentence still stayed Zeenews
Japan reporter tricked captors into using Twitter Herald Tribune
Pastor weighing plans to burn Qurans amid U.S. warnings CNN
Fla. church rebuffs top US general's concern that Quran Star Tribune
NATO: Taliban outnumbered around key Afghan town Herald Tribune
Gainesville church plans Quran burning Herald Tribune
NATO Secretary-General says Afghan troops likely to take con Star Tribune
2nd Afghan bank with Dubai ties defends links Herald Tribune
Kandahar Boardwalk: KAF Offers A World Away From War Huffington Post
Real Salt Lake Seeks Record Close to Its Roots The New York Times
Letters: Wiliam Hague The Independent
Kandahar boardwalk is a world away from war Newsvine
In Afghan desert, a taste of home Seattle Times
Planned Quran-burning could endanger troops, Petraeus warns CNN
Kandahar boardwalk is a world away from war Herald Tribune
Kandahar boardwalk is a world away from war The Press Democrat
Kandahar boardwalk is a world away from war Denver Post
Kandahar boardwalk is a world away from war Wtop

Gen. David Petraeus talks during the Landon Lecture Series at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., Monday, April 27, 2009.

NATO chief condemns U.S. church's plans to burn Koran

Afghanistan

U.S. expects to spend big in Afghanistan for years

Afghans burn an effigy of Dove World Outreach Center's pastor Terry Jones during a demonstration against the United States in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010.

Planned burning of Qur'an will 'endanger troops': Petraeus

U.S. religious leaders condemn 'anti-Muslim' frenzy The Star
Petraeus warns Koran burning threatens troops Daily Star Lebanon
Burning Koran endangers troops - top US commander The Jordan Times
World Sydney Morning Herald
Gen: 'Burn Quran' event endangers lives of US troops The Times Of India
Ban the desecration now Khaleej Times
Pressure mounts in U.S. against Koran-burning plan The Star
US church vows Koran burning will go on despite warnings Inquirer
Church vows Koran burning will continue The Daily Telegraph Australia
Moscow to help US stabilise Afghanistan NZ Herald
Indonesian volcano erupts again, strongest yet Zeenews
U.S., allies should contain Afghan militants - IISS The Star
NATO chief condemns U.S. church's plans to burn Koran The Star
New Afghanistan war drawdown strategy? Move troops, don' The Christian Science Monitor
Extremist pastor says he WILL burn the Koran on September 11 The Daily Mail
US expects allies to meet Afghan troop request: Pentagon Breitbart
Bonfire at church in Florida gets international comments - h The Examiner
Pressure mounts in US against Koran-burning plan Khaleej Times
Afghan leaders warn against Obama firing General McChrystal The Times Of India
Pressure mounts in U.S. against Qur'an-burning plan Canoe

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