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ISW Global News Roundup - April 14, 2010
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Afghanistan
Reuters- NATO troops leave remote eastern Afghanistan valley
Voice of America- US Commander Says Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan Undermine Military Mission by Meredith Buel
Los Angeles Times- Afghan city fears greater Taliban presence by Laura King
Associated Press- 18-year-old Afghan woman slain in campaign of fear by Kathy Gannon
CNN- Taliban militants threaten to kill kidnapped journalists
Department of Defense- Officials Explain Afghanistan's Complexity by Jim Garamone
Pakistan
The Wall Street Journal- Pakistan Admits Airstrike Killed 45 Civilians by Zahid Hussain
The Washington Post- U.S. and Pakistan adapt their approach on divisive issue of North Waziristan by Karen DeYoung
Agence-France Presse- Pakistan's anti-Taliban push proves divisive by Charlotte Gibson
BBC- India says talks with Pakistan 'conditional'
BusinessWeek- Pakistan Seizes Second Tribal Region in Anti-Taliban Fight by Anwar Shakir
Iraq
Los Angeles Times- Gates criticizes leaks group for war video by Julian Barnes
The New York Times- Iraq's Forces Prove Able, but Loyalty is Uncertain by Tim Arango
Agence-France Presse- Iraq Shiite leader Hakim meets Saudi monarch
Associated Press- Sunni Cleric, Antiterrorism Officer Killed in Baghdad Attacks
World
Syria
The Wall Street Journal- Syria Gave Scuds to Hezbollah, U.S. Says by Charles Levinson
Kyrgyzstan
The New York Times- Kyrgyz Leader Calls for Trial of Ousted President by Michael Shwirtz
China
Reuters- Quake kills 400; destroys homes on Tibet plateau by Lucy HornbyIran
Iran
Associated Press- Iran is Obama's 'only chance' of success: Ahmadinejad by Heideh Farmani