Hundreds of Afghan men demonstrate against an overnight raid that killed a man who they claimed was a resident of Baramkhil village, eastern Khost province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. NATO forces said that the dead man was a militant killed when Afghan and international forces were pursuing an insurgent leader who had been recruiting foreign fighters to the area. (AP Photo/Nishanuddin Khan)Reviews Raise Doubt on Training of Afghan Forces
A series of internal government reviews have presented the Obama administration with a dire portrait of Afghanistan’s military and police force, bringing into serious question an ambitious goal at the heart of the evolving American war strategy — to speed up their training and send many more Afghans to the fight.
Iraq Parliament Delays Decision on Election Law Until Saturday
Iraqi lawmakers failed to pass an election law Thursday, heightening uncertainty over whether next year's parliamentary polls will be delayed. Lawmakers said they will meet again Saturday, but big differences over the legislation remained. After a meeting Thursday evening, the country's election commission decided it will wait until Saturday to make a final decision on whether the polls should be delayed, commission chairman Faraj al-Haideri said.
Pakistani forces enter major Taliban base
Pakistani soldiers have entered an important militant bastion in South Waziristan, security officials said on Friday, as gunmen wounded an army brigadier and his driver in a drive-by shooting in the capital.
Afghans Protest, UN Relocates Staff
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