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ISW News Roundup - September 22, 2009
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Afghanistan
New York Times - Afghanistan Assessment, a Catalyst for Obama, by Eric Schmitt
LA Times - Obama is reevaluating Afghanistan war strategy, by Julian E. Barnes
Reuters - Pentagon delays Afghan troop request: report
Christian Science Monitor - More troops for Afghanistan: When will Obama decide? by Gordon Lubold
Christian Science Monitor - Why does McChrystal need more troops for Afghanistan? by Gordon Lubold
CNN - Afghan leader backs U.S. military call for more troops
Reuters - Europe to resist larger Afghan troops commitment, by Luke Baker
Washington Times - Afghan warlords will fight if U.S. gives weapons, by Jason Motlagh and Sara A. Carter
Washington Post - General's Review Creates Rupture, by Karen DeYoung
Washington Post - U.S. Commanders Told to Shift Focus to More Populated Areas, by Greg Jaffe
Associated Press - UK's Brown seeks fewer UK troops in Afghanistan, by David Stringer
Times Online UK - Army draws up plan to send 1,000 more troops to Afghanistan, by Michael Evans and Giles Whittell
Reuters - US sees hand of elite Iranian unit in Afghanistan, by Adam Entous
LA Times - U.S. says Pakistan, Iran helping Taliban, by Greg Miller
Voice of America - New Zealand Special Forces Return to Afghanistan, by Phil Mercer
Associated Press - Bomb in Afghanistan kills US service member
Department of Defense - Forces Detain Insurgents, Seize Weapons in Afghanistan, from AFPS
Christian Science Monitor - Funeral for Italian soldiers: turning point for troops in Afghanistan? by Anna Momigliano
RFE/RL - U.S. General Says Afghan Supply Route 'Growing'
New York Times - Setting the Stage for a Recount - Interactive Graphic
Times Online UK - Messy, fragile, undemocratic - a new ideal for a new Afghanistan, by Tom Coghlan
Reuters - Afghan-born men in U.S. court in suspected bomb plot, by Robert Boczkiewicz
Iraq
Associated Press - Iraq to press for dropping debt at UN meeting, by Jason Keyser
Associated Press - After years of war, Iraqis hit by a frenzy of crime, by Sinan Salaheddin
Pakistan
Associated Press - Girls school attacked in Pakistan
Long War Journal - Pakistani Army, Taliban clash in Waziristan, by Bill Roggio
Region
Iran
New York Times - French Official Shows Reluctance on a Blockage of Gasoline for Iran, by Mark Landler
Reuters - Iran says makes new model of nuclear centrifuges, by Reza Derakhsi
Washington Post - U.S. and Iran Heading Into Talks Worlds Apart, by Glenn Kessler and Thomas Erdbrink
Israel
Washington Times - EXCLUSIVE: Israel makes secret offer on settlements, by Eli Lake