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ISW Global News Roundup - July 20, 2010
Jul 20, 2010 - Anonymous
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Afghanistan
CNN- Afghanistan aims for full security handover by 2014
Associated Press- Clinton: US, world stand with Afghanistan by Matthew Lee
Reuters- Clinton vows not to abandon Afghanistan's women by Andrew Quinn
Associated Press- Al-Qaida cleric: Yemen to be Obama's Afghanistan by Paul Schem
Foreign Policy- Americans barely trust Obama on Afghanistan by Kyle Specter
NPR- Expert Backs Limited U.S. Presence In Afghanistan
Voice of America- Afghanistan, BP on Agenda for Obama, Cameron Meeting by Dan Robinson
Department of Defense- Forces Battle Insurgents; Taliban Chief Orders Civilian Deaths
The Guardian- US military build-up in Kandahar will bolster Taliban, warns security monitor by Jon Boone
Pakistan
Reuters- U.S. aid can lessen, but not remove Pakistan mistrust by Zeeshan Haider
Los Angeles Times- Pakistan leaders praise aid promises, but public is wary by Alex Rodriguez
CNN- Five killed in fighting in Pakistan by Reza Sayah
BBC- Pakistan city tense after 'blaspheming' Christians shot
Agence-France Presse- Suicide bomber strikes Pakistan mosque: police
Iraq
Christian Science Monitor- Sunni Awakening resolute in face of Iraq bombing by Scott Peterson
Agence-France Presse- Six Turkish soldiers killed by Kurdish rebels by Mahmut Bozarslan
Associated Press- Iraqi cleric meets with PM candidate in Syria by Rebecca Santana
Voice of America- Biden: US Troop Withdrawal From Iraq Remains on Schedule by Michael Bowman
Iran
The New York Times-