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ISW News Roundup - August 20, 2009
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Afghanistan
Associated Press - Polls close and counting begins in Afghanistan, by Jason Straziuso and Robert H. Reid
Reuters - FACTBOX: Profiles of key Afghan presidential candidates, by Sayed Salahuddin
Washington Post - Afghanistan's Election Day Unexpectedly Quiet, by Pamela Constable
Wall Street Journal - Photo Slideshow: Afghans Vote
Department of Defense - Generals Discuss NATO Role in Afghan Elections, by Judith Synderman
New York Times - Afghans Vote Amid Violence, but Turnout Uneven, by Carlotta Gall
Reuters - Karzai calls on Afghans to defy Taliban and vote, by Peter Graff
Wall Street Journal - Taliban Attacks Set Stage for a Tense Afghan Vote, by Matthew Rosenberg and Anand Gopal
LA Times - Violence appears to keep some Afghans from voting, by Laura King
Reuters - Video: Afghan Election Violence
CNN - Afghan police: Election day attacks averted
Associated Press - Afghanistan extends voting by 1 hour, by Jason Straziuso and Robert H. Reid
Brietbart - 3RD LD: Voting extended in Afghanistan, militants stage attack in Kabul
Associated Press - Voting brisk in Afghan north but optimism tempered, by Nahal Toosi
Reuters - South holds the key to Afghan election credibility, by David Fox
RFE/RL - Afghanistan's Helmand Province Becomes Electoral Litmus Test, by Abubakar Siddique
Christian Science Monitor - Police crack down on journalists during Afghan election, by P.J. Tobia
New York Times - Latest Updates on Afghanistan's Election, by Robert Mackey
BBC - Web tool oversees Afghan election, by Jonathan Fildes
Washington Post - High-Tech Balloon to Help Forces Keep Watch, by Walter Pincus
Reuters - Police kill two Taliban in gunfight in Kabul, by Jonathan Burch
Long War Journal - Photo Slideshow: The Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Washington Post - Public Opinion in U.S. Turns Against the War, by Jennifer Agiesta and Jon Cohen
Voice of America - Indonesia Faces a Wave of Refugees From Afghanistan, by Solenn Honorine
Iraq
New York Times - 2 Blasts Expose Security Flaws in Heart of Iraq, by Sam Dagher
Reuters - Iraq forces admit lapses after blasts kill 95, by Aseel Kami and Suadad al-Salhy
Voice of America - Iraq Detains 11 Security Officers After Baghdad Carnage
Washington Post - Iraq Carnage Shows Sectarian War Goes On, by Ernesto Londono and Greg Jaffe
Associated Press - Iraq: Bomb kills 2 near restaurant in Baghdad, by Sinan Salaheddin
Pakistan
New York Times - U.S. Officials Get a Taste of Pakistanis' Anger at America, by Helene Cooper
Reuters - Pakistani Taliban deputy chief says takes command, by Zeeshan Haider
Long War Journal - Faqir Mohammed takes command of Pakistani Taliban, by Bill Roggio
BBC - Pakistan Taliban 'power struggle', by Syed Shoaib Hasan
Reuters - Pakistan seeks lawyers to defend al Qaeda suspect
Associated Press - Pakistan lifts ban on tribal politics, by Chris Brummitt
LA Times - School is H-O-T in Pakistan's Swat Valley, by Alex Rodriguez
International
Fight Against Al-Qaeda
New York Times - C.I.A. Sought Blackwater's Help in Plan to Kill Jihadists, by Mark Mazzetti
Washington Post - CIA Hired Firm for Assassin Program, by Joby Warrick and R. Jeffrey Smith
Iran
New York Times - Ahmadinejad Submits a Cabinet of Acolytes, by Robert F. Worth
Washington Post - Ahmadinejad Misses Deadline to Submit List of Cabinet Nominees, by Thomas Erdbrink
Associated Press - Iran lawmakers warn of clash over new government, by Nasser Karimi
LA Times - Ahmadinejad to retain Iranian foreign minister, a move likely to reassure Western diplomats, by Borzou Daragahi
Israel
Washington Post - Momentum Slows for Israel's Barrier, by Linda Gradstein and Howard Schneider
Lockerbie Bomber
New York Times - Scotland Lets Lockerbie Bomber Return to Libya, by John F. Burns and Alan Cowell
Saudi Arabia
Voice of America - Saudi Arabia Arrests 44 Suspected Militants