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Global News Alert - February 26, 2010
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Afghanistan
New York Times - Deadly Attacks in Kabul Strike at Foreigners in Guesthouses, by Alissa Rubin
Wall Street Journal - Militants Stirke Central Kabul, Attack Hotel, by Alan Cullison
Associated Press - Suicide Bombers Strike in Heart of Kabul; 17 Dead, by Amir Shah and Rahim Faiez
Christian Science Monitor - Can Afghanistan Taliban Absorb Blow to Quetta Shura, by Anand Gopal
Christian Science Monitor - Afghanistan War: Who's Who in the Taliban's Leadership, by Anand Gopal
Wall Street Journal - Afghan Flag Marks a Turning Point in Marja, by Michael Phillips
New York Times - As Fighting Eases, Afghan Plant Flag and Their Hopes in Marja, by Taimoor Shah
Times Online - Afghan Flag Hoisted Over Marjah for the Second Times, by Jerome Starkey
VOA News - Pentagon: Taliban Is Under Heavy Presure on Two Fronts, by Suzanne Presto
Washington Post - Taliban Defectors Accept U.S. Approach but Wait for Promises to be Kept, by Joshua Partlow
RFE/RL - German Parliament Votes to Extend, Boost Afghan Mission
Pakistan
BBC News - 'No Extradition' for Taliban Cheif Held in Pakistan, by Saeed Hasan
Washington Post - Pakistan to Deliver Suspected Insurgents to Afghanistan, by Karin Brulliard
VOA News - Skepticism Remains on Pakistani Anti-Taliban Efforts, by Gary Thomas
New York Times - Mystical Form of Islam Suits Sufis in Pakistan, by Sabrina Tavernise
Reuters - Cynicism in Both India and Pakistan After Talks, by Robert Birsel
Iraq
Wall Street Journal - Iraq Vote Will Have Presence of Sunnis, by Charles Levinson
Washington Post - Sectarian Tensions Rise Before Iraq Elections, by Leila Fadel and K.I. Ibrahim
New York Times - Iraq to Rehire 20,000 Hussein-Era Army Officers, by Marc Santora
Associated Press - Iraq to Reinstate 20,000 Saddam-era Army Officers, by Sameer Yacoub
Department of Defense - Iraq Forces Arrest 9 in Seperate Operations
Washington Post - Iraqi Journalist Sees Threat to Press Freedom, by Ernesto Londono
World
Iran
LA Times - Unity Lacking for UN Sanctions Against Iran, by Paul Richter
Washington Post - Iran, Syria Mock U.S. Policy; Ahmadinejad Speaks of Israel's 'Annihilation,' by Howard Scheider
VOA News - Iran, Syria Champion Nuclear Rights, by Elizabeth Arrcott
New York Times - Despite Pressure, China Still Resists Iran Sanctions, by Mark Landler
VOA News - Clinton Defense Administration Outreach to Iran, by David Gollust
Russia
Associated Press - Russia Fumes at US Missile Defense Plan, by Vladimir Isachenkov
North Korea
Wall Street Journal - Pretoria Seized North Korean Weapons, by Joe Lauria, Gordon Fairclough, and Peter Wonacott
Libya
Wall Street Journal - Gadhafi Calls for Jihad Against Switzerland