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• Afghanistan: Top UN envoy urges election calm, praises anti-fraud measures UN News Centre 02 Aug 2009 -- The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today condemned violent attacks on presidential hopefuls ahead of this month's national and provincial elections, urging all parties to concentrate on the political debate.
• Afghanistan Violence Raises Concerns About Election Security VOA 02 Aug 2009 -- In Afghanistan, concerns are growing about security for the country's presidential election later this month amid an increase in violence. At least nine NATO troops have died in clashes with insurgents in Afghanistan over two days, and militants have stepped up attacks on election candidates and their staff. The top U.N. official in Afghanistan said any comprehensive effort to end the violence would have to include talks with top-level Taliban leaders.
• British Lawmakers Critical of UK's Role in Afghanistan VOA 02 Aug 2009 -- A powerful cross-party parliamentary committee has strongly criticized the British government for its handling of the war in Afghanistan.
• Three More US Troops Killed in Afghanistan VOA 02 Aug 2009 -- NATO officials in Kabul say three U.S. troops were killed Sunday in eastern Afghanistan.
• 710 BSB bolster security around FOB Shank Army News 02 Aug 2009 -- Company A Soldiers with 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, had a two-fold mission, July 25, gather information from local Afghan citizens and provide a presence in the area to prevent attacks from insurgents outside Forward Operating Base Shank.
• Growing Number of Canadians Want Out of Afghanistan VOA 02 Aug 2009 -- Canadian public opinion polls indicate a majority of Canadians favor pulling their troops out of Afghanistan when their current mission as part of NATO is scheduled to end in December 2011. However, a growing number, says defense analyst Steven Staples of the Rideau Institute in Ottawa, say the troops should come home right away.

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• DoD News: Remains Identified as Navy Captain Michael Scott Speicher DoD 02 Aug 2009-- The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) has positively identified remains recovered in Iraq as those of Captain Michael Scott Speicher
• US Pilot's Remains Found in Iraq After 18 Years VOA 02 Aug 2009 -- The remains of a U.S. fighter pilot shot down during the first Gulf War have been found in Iraq, putting to rest the nearly two-decade-old question of whether he was dead or alive.

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Other Conflicts

• Azerbaijan welcomes Russia's efforts to end Karabakh conflict RIA Novosti 02 Aug 2009 -- Russia's mediation in the dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorny Karabakh region is producing results, Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev said on Sunday.
• Israel Evicts More Than 50 Palestinians From East Jerusalem Homes VOA 02 Aug 2009 -- Israel evicted dozens of Palestinians from their homes in Jerusalem on Sunday. The move touches on one of the core issues of the Middle East conflict.
• Nigeria: More Than 700 Dead in Last Week's Clashes VOA 02 Aug 2009 -- Nigerian authorities say more than 700 people were killed in last week's clashes between police and a militant Islamic sect in the country's north.

News Reports

• Iranian Reformists Criticize Detainees' Trials VOA 02 Aug 2009 -- A former Iranian president and a former prime minister are sharply criticizing the trials of people detained in the nation's post-election unrest, saying the detainees' confessions are invalid.
• Iran Media Confirm Three American Tourists Held in Iran VOA 02 Aug 2009 -- Iranian state television is reporting that border police have arrested three American tourists who allegedly strayed into Iranian territory in a poorly marked mountainous border zone between Iraq and Iran.
• Former Iraqi Official Gets 7 Years for Expelling Kurds VOA 02 Aug 2009 -- Iraq's highest court has sentenced former deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz to seven years in prison for expelling Kurds from northern Iraq during former dictator Saddam Hussein's rule.
• Iraq Car Bomb Kills at Least 6 VOA 02 Aug 2009 -- Iraqi police and medical officials say a car bomb blast in an outdoor market in the western city of Haditha has killed at least six people and wounded more than 20.
• Clinton Leaves on a Seven-Nation Africa Visit VOA 02 Aug 2009 -- U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to leave Washington Monday on a seven-nation Africa visit. The five day trip will take her to Kenya, South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Liberia, and Cape Verde.
• Kyrgyz President Inaugurated After Disputed Election RFE/RL 02 Aug 2009 -- Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev has been inaugurated for his second term after winning an election that the opposition dismissed as fixed