ISW Global News Roundup - March 31, 2010
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Afghanistan
The New York Times- Afghan Bomb Aims at Anti-Opium Aid by Richard A. Oppel
BusinessWeek- UN: Afghanistan is leading hashish producer by Veronika Oleksyn
Los Angeles Times- Canadians firm on leaving Afghanistan next year by Paul Richter
The New York Times- Corruption Deepens Poverty In Afghanistan - U.N. Report
The Wall Street Journal-Indian Efforts in Kabul Suspended After February Bombing by Mathew Rosenberg
The New York Times- Despite Doubt, Karzai Brother Retains Power by Dexter Filkins
The New York Times- This Time We Really Mean It by Thomas Friedman
Pakistan
CNN- Pakistan strike kills suspected militants
Indo-Asian News Service- Six soldiers, 25 militants killed in Pakistan clashes
The Wall Street Journal- India and Pakistan Feud Over Indus Waters by Amol Sharma
BBC- Verdict set as Mumbai attacks trial concludes
UPI- Trial opens for five Americans in Pakistan
Iraq
Reuters- Maliki is block in Iraq coalition merger talks by Suadad al-Salhy
BBC- Call to bar Iraq election winners 'connected to Saddam'
Los Angeles Times- Who will lead Iraq?
UPI- U.N. stays out of Iraqi election fracas
Reuters- Iraq's Sadrists propose vote on PM choice
World
Iran
Foreign Policy- Blind Man's Bluff by Bilal Saab
Israel
RealClearWorld- Gaza Drifts Back Toward War by Jeffrey White