‘Upbeat’ White House Faces Calls for Long Term Iraq Presence

‘Upbeat’ White House Faces Calls for Long Term Iraq Presence | Iraq’s Chief of Staff says US must stay until at least 2020

Pentagon Predicts Even Worse Violence in Afghan Fall

Pentagon Predicts Even Worse Violence in Afghan Fall | Aim for ‘gains’ by end of year look increasingly unlikely

Khadr’s ‘Trial’ Begins Amid UN Condemnation

Khadr’s ‘Trial’ Begins Amid UN Condemnation | Military judge concedes age can be considered by jurors

US General: Al-Qaeda in Iraq ‘Pretty Much Intact’

US General: Al-Qaeda in Iraq ‘Pretty Much Intact’ | Decline in foreign funding leading to ‘outsourcing’ of attacks

Reports: Obama Pressing Allies to Target Assange

Reports: Obama Pressing Allies to Target Assange | Seeks NATO allies to find an excuse to prosecute WikiLeaks founder

UN Report: Afghan Civilian Deaths Up 31%

UN Report: Afghan Civilian Deaths Up 31% | Public executions by insurgents on the rise

US Outraged as Iran Offers to Replace Military Aid to Lebanon

US Outraged as Iran Offers to Replace Military Aid to Lebanon | Replacing US aid would ‘compromise Lebanon’s sovereignty’

Karzai Orders All Private Security Disbanded

Karzai Orders All Private Security Disbanded | Some 40,000 contractors to be urged to ‘join the police’

Protests Across Pakistan Over Banning of News Channel

Protests Across Pakistan Over Banning of News Channel | Ruling party threatens lawsuits over claims of responsibility for Karachi riots

Swat Valley Taliban Aims to Capitalize on Flooding

Swat Valley Taliban Aims to Capitalize on Flooding | Govt mishandling of disaster fuels militancy among locals