 |
 |
ISW News Roundup - February 16, 2009
Feb 16, 2009 - Anonymous
Afghanistan
Long War Journal - US troops kill Taliban's shadow governor for Badghis province, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Airstrike in Afghanistan kills Taliban commander, by Heidi Vogt and Amir Shah
New York Times - Taliban Commander's Death Ends an Afghan Embarassment, by Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Taimoor Shah
RFE/RL - Berlin Names Afghan Envoy to Coordinate With U.S.
LA Times - Conflicted Russia gives and takes on Afghanistan, Megan K. Stack
Christian Science Monitor - Russia again eyes Afghanistan 20 years after retreat, by Fred Weir
Associated Press - Newest US troops in dangerous region near Kabul, by Jason Straziuso
LA Times - Three Marines, three paths, by David Zucchino
Pakistan
Reuters - Pakistan restores sharia in Swat; U.S. missile kills 26, by Kamran Haider
Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan accepts Islamic law in Swat Valley, by Ben Arnoldy
Washington Post - Islamic Law Proposed as Part of Deal in Pakistan, by Nahal Toosi of AP
Reuters - Swat a threat for all of us: U.S. envoy, by Bappa Majumdar
Reuters - Pakistan's Musharraf denies secretly backing Taliban
Reuters - U.S. -led forces kill Taliban commander: officials
Long War Journal - US airstrike in Pakistan's Kurram tribal agency kills 30, by Bill Roggio
Washington Post - C.I.A. Helped India, Pakistan Share Secrets in Probe of Mumbai Seige, by Joby Warrick and Karen DeYoung
Iraq
Reuters - Bomb blasts as Iraq Shi'ite rite ends with trek home, by Sami al-Jumaili and Wisam Mohammed
LA Times - Iraq's young jobless threaten stability, report says, by Tina Susman
RFE/RL - Iraq Has Processed 1,500 Former U.S. Detainees
Associated Press - Roadside bombs kill 8 Iraqi Shiite pilgrims, by Sebastian Abbot
Christian Science Monitor - A peace sign: Iraq's Sunnis joining Shiite pilgrims, by Jane Arraf
New York Times - A Miller's Tale, A Widow's Tale, A Beggar's Tale, by Sam Dagher
Washington Post - Fraud Committed in Iraqi Election, by K.I. Ibrahim
Region
Israel
Reuters - Israeli govt to consider Hamas prisoner swap, truce, by Adam Entous
Associated Press - Israel seizes land for settlement expansion, by Karin Laub
BBC - Fresh violence shakes Gaza Strip
Iran
Associated Press - Iran moves to boost its air defense capabilities, by Ali Akbar Dareini
Kyrgystan
Reuters - Kyrgyzstan takes step towards U.S. air base closure, by Olga Dzyubenko
War on Terror
Reuters - U.S. "war on terror" eroded rights worldwide; experts, by Laura MacInnis
Al Qaeda