In Egypt, US government seeks a few good democrats

Turf war for Afghan south ‘could embolden Taliban’

A Taliban suicide assault team killed a key adviser to President Karzai and a member of the Afghan parliament in an attack in Kabul. The Taliban killed five ISAF soldiers yesterday and today in the south and the east. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and IMU leaders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, Nangarhar, and Takhar.

Insurgents killed two civilians, two policemen, and a soldier in Mosul. Iranian troops crossed the border into Iraqi and killed two PJAK fighters; an IRGC soldier was also killed.

Jan Mohammad Khan, the former governor of Uruzgan province, and Mohammad Hashim Watanwal, a parliamentarian from Uruzgan, were killed during a suicide assault at Khan’s compound.

The British Ministry of Defense acknowledges that UK troops are not permitted to fire on insurgents emplacing IEDs.

Security forces loyal to President Assad surrounded the town of Albu Kamal one day after intelligence officers killed five people. Albu Kamal is on the border with Iraq.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei told President Zardari that the US is the real enemy of Pakistan. President Ahmedinejad said Iran hopes to open a gas pipeline to Pakistan by 2013. Argentina demanded that Iran turn over suspects in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center that killed 85 people.

UK Legislators Warn Against Afghan Troop Drawdown

The United Nations has begun to deliver drought aid to camps in Somalia that are run by Shabaab. “”They gave assurances that our access for humanitarian purposes would be unhindered,” a UNICEF official said.

Pakistan: This cut is simply not deep enough

Why My Father Hated India

Niger fears takeover by militants in neighbor Libya

Afghan transition begins with a whimper amid attack

Police prepare sketch of Mumbai blast suspect

U.N. flies aid to Somalia after Islamist rebels lift ban

Former Egyptian militants turn to politics

Canada’s exit highlights Afghanistan challenges

Killing of President Hamid Karzai’s half brother has made US Marines’ fight for security in Sangin even tougher

Iran Offers Argentina Help With Bombing Probe

Egypt Military Moves to Cement a Muscular Role in Government

The Taliban killed 10 people in an attack in Kurram and looted 11 schools in Khyber. Two suicide bombers were arrested in Nowsehra.

Iran, Pakistan urge stronger ties

On the Rise in Tajikistan, Islam Worries an Authoritarian Government

Dead or alive? US indecision over killing Bin Laden

Tunisia -The Revolution Is Not Over Yet

Mumbai blasts: ATS claims good leads, suicide bomber ruled out

US-India nuclear deal drifts dangerously

Pakistan – $10bn of US financial support unaccounted for

Misery Follows as Somalis Try to Flee Hunger
