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• Karzai Prepares Afghan Forces for Foreign Withdrawal VOA 02 Oct 2010 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai is calling on the country's security forces to prepare for the eventual withdrawal of foreign troops.
• Afghan Regional Leader Says Decentralization Key To Country's Future RFE/RL 02 Oct 2010 -- The Taliban may be gaining momentum in northern Afghanistan, but not everywhere. In Balkh Province, Governor Atta Mohammad Noor has provided economic development and stability, making the region a case study for effective governance in Afghanistan. RFE/RL's Charles Recknagel spoke recently with Noor in the regional capital, Mazar-e Sharif.
• Mission ends with 4 detainees, ammo cache Army News 02 Oct 2010 -- During an Iraqi Army led cordon and search in the Rashaad Valley near Kirkuk, Iraq, nearly 50 IA soldiers with 2nd Battalion and 4th Battalion of the 15th Brigade, discovered a cache with more than 800 rounds of heavy machine gun ammo buried throughout a field and detained four suspects, Sept. 25.
• Pakistan Says It Will Reopen Afghan Crossing, But Route Still Closed RFE/RL 02 Oct 2010 -- Pakistan's ambassador to the United States has said Pakistan intends to reopen a key border crossing that is used to resupply NATO forces in Afghanistan.
• 2 Drone Attacks Hit Pakistan VOA 02 Oct 2010 -- Authorities in Pakistan say two suspected U.S. drone attacks have killed at least 16 militants in the northwestern part of the country.

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• USS Essex Conducts Exercise Habu Nag with India Navy NewsStand 02 Oct 2010 -- The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) is participating in exercise Habu Nag 2010, an annual, bilateral amphibious training exercise between the United States and India taking place Sept. 29-Oct. 5.
• Navy Warehousing at Port Hueneme to Become DLA Function Navy NewsStand 02 Oct 2010 -- Navy warehouse operations at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Hueneme will transfer to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Oct. 10.
• USS PREBLE Conducts Tomahawk Operational Test Launches Navy NewsStand 02 Oct 2010 -- USS Preble (DDG 88) conducted three Tomahawk Operational Test Launches (OTLs) off the coast of Southern California, Sept. 28, 29 and 30.
• Naval Base San Diego Hosts Environmental 'Green' Summit Navy NewsStand 02 Oct 2010 -- Officials from the Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) Environmental Department hosted an Environmental Green Summit, Sept. 29.
• Russian army to go Wi-Fi RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2010 -- A wireless network based on the Wi-Fi and WiMAX technologies will soon appear within the Russian Army, Chief-of-Staff Lt. General Sergei Skokov said on Saturday.
• Russia increases combat capabilities in Arctic RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2010 -- Russia is currently increasing its combat potential in the Arctic with new ships and additional station sites, Navy Commander Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky said on Saturday.

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• UN chief presses Middle East leaders to find a way forward UN News Centre 02 Oct 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has held talks by telephone with key figures in the Middle East as he urged the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to continue their efforts to find a way forward in their direct talks to resolve the long-running conflict.
• Palestinians Say No Talks until Israel Stops Settlements VOA 02 Oct 2010 -- Middle East peace talks remain in crisis after a decision by the Palestinian leadership.
• Clashes between militants and government forces go on in East Tajikistan RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2010 -- Violent clashes between government forces and Islamist militants go on in Rasht district, some 30 kilometers east of Dushanbe, Asia-Plus news agency said on Saturday.
• UNICEF sounds alarm about increasingly violent clashes in southern Yemen UN News Centre 02 Oct 2010 -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is voicing grave concern about the situation in southern Yemen after a steady increase in the number of violent clashes between Government troops and militants in recent weeks.

News Reports

• North Korea Proposes New Tourism Talks with Seoul VOA 02 Oct 2010 -- North Korea is asking South Korea for new talks aimed at reopening a North Korean resort to South Korean tourists.
• Notice Sent to Unification Ministry of S. Korea KCNA 02 Oct 2010 -- The General Guidance Bureau for the Development of Scenic Spots of the DPRK Saturday sent a notice to the Ministry of Unification of south Korea proposing the working talks between the authorities of the north and the south.
• MP: Next Iran-G5+1 talks to be held with new arrangement IRNA 02 Oct 2010 -- The new round of nuclear talks between Iran and Group 5+1 is to be held with a new arrangement and new countries are to be included, a senior Iranian MP said Saturday.
• Iran Minister Claims Arrest Of 'Nuclear Spies,' Cyber Preparedness RFE/RL 02 Oct 2010 -- Iranian state media quote Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi as saying that authorities there have arrested a number of "nuclear spies" and warning that Tehran can counter any cyber attacks.
• Iran Arrests 'Spies,' Fights Cyber Attack VOA 02 Oct 2010 -- Iran's intelligence minister says authorities have arrested what he calls several "nuclear spies."
• Syria's Leader In Iran To Firm Ties RFE/RL 02 Oct 2010 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has arrived for an official visit to Iran, where he reportedly wants to reassure Tehran that its alliance with Damascus remains firm despite Syria's improved relations with the United States.
• Bin Laden Calls for Pakistan Relief in New Tape VOA 02 Oct 2010 -- Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has purportedly released another audio recording calling on Muslims around the world to help victims of the floods in Pakistan. The taped speech surfaced on militant Internet websites Saturday.
• MAC head reiterates principle of China policy CNA 02 Oct 2010 -- Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan reiterated Saturday that "putting Taiwan first for the benefit of the people" is the highest principle of Taiwan's China policy and that the people of Taiwan have the right to choose the future direction of cross-Taiwan Strait relations.
• Death Toll Rises in Bombing of Nigerian Independence Celebrations VOA 02 Oct 2010 -- Police in Nigeria say the death toll from Friday's car bombs in Abuja has risen to 12. Militants from the oil-rich Niger Delta carried out the attack on Nigeria's 50th anniversary of independence.
• Latvians Turn Out In Numbers To Vote After Severe Recession RFE/RL 02 Oct 2010 -- Latvians are voting in parliamentary elections for the first time since the global financial crisis plunged their country into the European Union's worst recession.