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• AFGHANISTAN: "The most dangerous place to be born" IRIN 26 Nov 2009 -- The onset of winter means freezing nights, cold-related diseases and more problems for the children at an informal settlement of internally displaced people (IDPs) in the western outskirts of Kabul city.
• Ex-Taliban Ambassador Says Work Needed To Bring Taliban To Talks RFE/RL 26 Nov 2009 -- Although the United Nations never formally recognized the Taliban regime in Afghanistan as the country's legitimate government, Abdul Hakim Mujahid served as a Taliban representative and point of contact for the UN
• Less than 5% of UK troops involved in training Afghan forces IRNA 26 Nov 2009 -- Less than five per cent of Britain’s 9,000 troops deployed in Afghanistan are currently being used for helping to train local forces in Helmand province even though transferring security has become the latest exit strategy.
• Head of German armed forces resigns over Afghan civilian bombing IRNA 26 Nov 2009 -- The head of German armed forces has stepped down from his post over a disputed NATO air strike in Afghanistan in which up to 142 people, many of them civilians, were killed, news reports said here Thursday.
• German Military Chief Resigns Over Afghan Air Strike VOA 26 Nov 2009 -- Germany's top army officer has resigned over an investigation into a September air strike in Afghanistan in which civilians were among those killed.
• Air Force to Russian UAV makers: 'Thanks, but no thanks' RIA Novosti 26 Nov 2009 -- The Russian Air Force considers the unmanned aerial vehicles offered by domestic manufacturers to be inferior in quality, the force commander said on Thursday.
• Russia to deploy more S-400 air-defense battalions in 2010 RIA Novosti 26 Nov 2009 -- Russia is to deploy another five air-defense battalions equipped with advanced S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems next year, the Air Force commander said on Thursday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Petraeus Lands, Launches off Nimitz Navy NewsStand 26 Nov 2009 -- The commander of U.S. Central Command arrived aboard aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Nov. 26 for a two-day visit to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with the crew and observe carrier operations.
• General Petraeus with Nimitz on Thanksgiving Navy NewsStand 26 Nov 2009 -- The commander of U.S. Central Command celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday at sea Nov. 26 with the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).

Defense Industry

• Boeing Delivers 2 Wedgetail AEW&C Aircraft to Royal Australian Air Force Boeing 26 Nov 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered the first two Project Wedgetail 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
• France and the United States successfully demonstrate the interoperability of Thales's Mode 5 IFF Thales 26 Nov 2009 -- Thales’s IFF interrogator and transponder have successfully completed the Mode 5 comprehensive interoperability tests in the US Naval Air Systems Command (US NAVAIR) laboratories.
• Hawkei passes blast test milestone Thales 26 Nov 2009 -- Thales Australia's groundbreaking Hawkei Australian Light Protected Vehicle has passed a significant milestone with the successful completion of the first series of mine blast tests on the passenger compartment.

Other Conflicts

• Azerbaijan reiterates military threats over Karabakh RIA Novosti 26 Nov 2009 -- Azerbaijan's defense minister reiterated threats of the possible use of force in resolving the dispute over Nagorgny Karabakh with Armenia.
• ISRAEL-OPT: Travel restrictions eased IRIN 26 Nov 2009 -- The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has announced that restrictions on the West Bank's population in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) will be eased during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha between 26 November and 2 December.
• Philippine Massacre Suspect Turns Himself In, Military Still Pursuing Gunmen VOA 26 Nov 2009 -- The main suspect in a brutal massacre of 57 people in the southern Philippines has turned himself in to authorities but has not been formally arrested. The Philippine military is still pursuing gunmen loyal to the man, Andal Ampatuan Jr., who are believed to have carried out the killings to stop a political rival.

News Reports

• UN nuclear watchdog has hit 'dead end' with Iran, says chief UN News Centre 26 Nov 2009 -- The head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today called on Iran to fully engage with the body to resolve outstanding issues related to its nuclear programme, citing no movement in over a year on the matter.
• Furore Grows Over 'Seized' Ebadi Nobel Prize Medal RFE/RL 26 Nov 2009 -- Controversy is growing over the reported seizure by Iranian authorities of human rights activist Shirin Ebadi's 2003 Nobel Peace Prize
• Iran completes military exercise to protect nuclear facilities RIA Novosti 26 Nov 2009 -- Iran has completed a large-scale military exercise to protect the country's nuclear facilities, the ISNA news agency quoted Air Force Brigadier General Ahmad Miqani as saying.
• Iran threatens to cut contacts with IAEA RIA Novosti 26 Nov 2009 -- Iran will cut contacts with the UN nuclear watchdog if it passes a resolution condemning its uranium activities, the country's ambassador to the IAEA said on Thursday.
• IAEA board set to consider draft resolution on Iran RIA Novosti 26 Nov 2009 -- The UN nuclear watchdog will consider a draft resolution condemning Tehran over its refusal to stop uranium enrichment during a two-day meeting which opens on Thursday in Vienna.
• UN Nuclear Chief: Negotiations With Iran at 'Dead End' VOA 26 Nov 2009 -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says the organization has reached a dead end in a probe into Iran's nuclear program. The IAEA's board is meeting to consider a resolution condemning Iran's nuclear program.
• UK berated for building world’s biggest plutonium stockpile IRNA 26 Nov 2009 -- The UK government was criticised by eminent scientists and non-proliferation experts for stockpiling and building the world’s biggest arsenal of separated plutonium over the past 50 years.
• Mumbai Marks Anniversary of Last Year's Terror Attack VOA 26 Nov 2009 -- Citizens of Mumbai took part in a string of ceremonies Thursday to honor the more than 160 victims killed in last year's terror attack. One year after ten Pakistani gunmen attacked India's financial capital, many say they still feel vulnerable.
• WHO Studying Swine Flu Mutations VOA 26 Nov 2009 -- The World Health Organization says it is investigating possible mutations in the H1N1 swine flu virus following reports of mutations from at least six countries.