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ISW News Roundup - February 17, 2009
Feb 17, 2009 - Anonymous
Afghanistan
Washington Times - Report: Afghanistan reconstruction lacks coordination, by Jason Motlagh
Reuters - Bottom-up approach needed in Afghanistan: report, by Paul Eckert
Associated Press - UN: Afghan civilian deaths rose 40 percent in 2008, by Jason Straziuso
RFE/RL - Afghan Tour Pushes Canada Army To 'The Limit'
BBC - Alarm over Afghan civilian deaths
RFE/RL - Tajikistan, Iran See Clashes With Drug Smugglers Near Afghan Borders
Pakistan
Associated Press - NATO cautions Pakistan over talks with Taliban, by Sheren Zada
New York Times - Pakistan Makes a Taliban Truce, Creating a Haven, by Jane Perlez
New York Times - From Pakistan, Taliban Threats Reach New York, by Kirk Semple
BBC - Pakistan car bomb 'kills three'
Times Online UK - Sharia imposed on northwest Pakistan in deal with Taleban, by Jeremy Page
Reuters Blogs - Religion and politics behind sharia drive in Swat, by Tom Heneghan
Washington Post - Islamic Law Instituted In Pakistan's Swat Valley, by Pamela Constable
Reuters - NATO says Pakistan deal with militants a concern
Times Online UK - Pervez Musharraf was playing 'double game' with US, by Catherine Philip
Iraq
Associated Press - Iraqi women get posts, but want power and respect, by Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Times Online UK - Basra gets better beds and burgers as US takes over from the British, by Michael Evans
Associated Press - US Army Sergeant will testify in Iraq slay trial, by George Frey
Times Online UK - After the surge, the splurge: Iraq spends $5bn rebuilding its forces, by Michael Evans
New York Times Blog - ...A Photographer's Tale, by Jehad Nga
BBC - Suits follow soldiers in Iraq's south, by Jim Muir
RFE/RL - Baghdad Meeting To Focus On Iraqi Integration Into Electricity Grid
Region
Israel
BBC - Explosives haul missing in Gaza, by Tim Franks
Washington Post - West Bank Land Seized As Israel Looks to Build, by Karin Laub
Reuters - Israel engaged in covert war inside Iran: report
LA Times - A new enemy for Gaza smugglers, by Ashraf Khalil
Kyrgystan
Associated Press -Kyrgyz parliament to vote early on US air base, by Leila Saralayeva
Uzbekistan
Reuters - U.S. general visits Uzbekistan seeking supply routes, by Maria Golovnina
RFE/RL - Petraeus In Uzbekistan To Discuss Afghan Supply Routes
Iran