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ISW Global News Roundup - May 19, 2010
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Afghanistan
TIME- Blast Shatters the Calm in an Afghanistan Oasis by Abigail Hauslohner
Voice of America- 10 Militants Killed in NATO Base Attack in Afghanistan
Department of Defense- Pay Raises, Training Combat Afghan Corruption by Ian Graham
Boston Globe- Afghan war key to NATO's new mission
Reuters- Karzai says West starts to get Taliban peace push by Sayed Salahuddin
BBC- Wreckage of missing Afghan passenger plane spotted
Pakistan
Los Angeles Times- Pakistan arrests army officer linked to Times Square bomb suspect by Alex Rodriguez
Agence-France Presse- Obama aides in Pakistan over New York bomb plot
Christian Science Monitor- Pakistan Taliban claim retaliatory bombing by Issam Ahmed
Agence-France Presse- Pakistan clash kills 28 militants, two soldiers
Financial Times- Pakistan considers new role for army chief by Matthew Green
Iraq
BBC- World Cup bomb plot detailed by al-Qaeda suspect
CBS News- Kurdish Iraq: An Emerging Success by Max Boot
BusinessWeek- Iraq greenlights oil exports from Kurdish region by Sinan Salaheddin
Agence-France Presse- Nine 'Baath candidates' can take Iraq seats
Iran
BBC- Iran says UN nuclear sanctions will be 'discredited'
The Washington Post- U.S., partners agree to sanctions of Iran by Glenn Kessler
Politico- President Obama's nuclear headache by Luara Rozen
Israel
Associated Press- Jewish lawmakers urge Obama to visit Israel by Eric Werner
Reuters- U.S. envoy and Abbas discuss final-status issues