• Afghanistan floods kill dozens
  
  KABUL - DOZENS of people were killed and thousands had to be rescued after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains that struck Afghanistan's northeast, officials said on Saturday. ...
  Straits Times.  31 Jul 2010 11:41 GMT.
• U.N. Removes 5 Taliban From Its Sanctions List
  
  The move — though those removed were not seen as a threat — was a nod toward the kind of reconciliation that President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan has been calling for.
  By Neil Macfarquhar.  International Herald Tribune.  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:50:14 GMT.
• As Some Young Muslims Turn to Radicalism, Concern Grows
  
  Officials believe that the number of Europeans who travel to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border is small but growing.
  By Souad Mekhennet.  International Herald Tribune.  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:31:52 GMT.
• FBI on the trail of Afghan leaks
  
  A criminal investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of secret Afghanistan war logs could reach beyond the military, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday, and he did not rule out that WikiLeaks founder Julian ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:55:57 +1200.
• Five Taliban off UN sanction list
  
  Five Taliban are removed from a sanctions list by the UN Security Council, a move sought by Kabul to ease rapprochement with insurgents.
  BBC News.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:33:56 +0000.
• Turkey speaking with deeds in Afghanistan, not with words
  
  When Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said, “For us, there is no difference between serving for Afghanistan and serving for Turkey -- with the love and with the same enthusiasm,” he surely has a point.
  Emine Kart.  Zaman.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:00:00 GMT.
• Opinion: The Consequences of a 'Conceptual Withdrawal' in Afghanistan
  
  After the WikiLeaks publication of classified military documents, the pressure on Western countries to withdraw from Afghanistan has become even greater. ...
  Spiegel Online.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:28:58 +0200.
• Army suicides: Poor leadership, not repeat deployments blamed
  
  WASHINGTON — A new Army report has found that inattention to rising rates of drug abuse and criminal activity among soldiers and not repeat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan is responsible for the record-high levels of suicide among troops.
  McClatchy.  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:27 EDT.
• Second missing US sailor 'dead'
  
  Jarod Newlove, the second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week, is found dead, officials say.
  BBC News.  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:57:11 +0000.
• Body of 2nd missing U.S. sailor found
  
  The body of a second U.S. sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan has been recovered.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:59:25 EDT.

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