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• THE STATE OF AFGHANISTAN VOA 19 Aug 2002-- Afghan tribal leaders met in June to form a transitional government in Afghanistan. At this loya jirga, Hamid Karzai was elected president. His government has made tremendous progress, but still faces daunting challenges.
• VICE & VIRTUE IN AFGHANISTAN VOA 19 Aug 2002-- The heart of Afghanistan's Taleban was the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. It was charged with enforcing a strict Islamic code of behavior and severely punishing violators. With the collapse of the Taleban, the ministry disappeared as well.

Other Conflicts

• ISRAEL PALESTINIANS VOA 19 Aug 2002-- Israel has begun withdrawing its forces from the West Bank town of Bethlehem and surrounding areas. It is the first step in carrying out an agreement reached between Israel and the Palestinian Authority
• PALESTINIAN GUERRILLA DEAD VOA 19 Aug 2002-- One of the most notorious Palestinian guerrilla leaders, the man known as Abu Nidal, has been found dead in his home in Baghdad
• U.S. Welcomes Palestinian-Israel Security Agreement Washington File 19 Aug 2002-- Welcoming reports that Israel and the Palestinians reached agreement on a plan to resume security cooperation, State Department deputy spokesman Philip Reeker urged both sides to continue and broaden their direct discussions.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Wing practicing sound resource management AFPN 19 Aug 2002-- The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing has established new resource management forums that comptroller officials at this forward-deployed location say will be a benchmark for large contingency bases.
• Rumsfeld's Annual Report Outlines Lessons Learned in War on Terror AFPS 19 Aug 2002-- U.S. service members' capacity for adaptation is a precious commodity that made possible American and coalition successes in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in his Annual Report to the President and the Congress.

News Reports

• SHAPE NEWS MORNING 19 Aug 2002-- NATO says swoop will help snatch Karadzic
• SHAPE NEWS SUMMARY & ANALYSIS 19 Aug 2002-- NATO offers help for flood-stricken Central Europe
• Fighting Terrorism in an Information Age, by General Richard B. Myers Washington File 19 Aug 2002-- This byliner by Air Force General Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is adapted from his recent speech to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco.