The New York Times Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on Wednesday for talks with the Saudi royal family that senior defense officials said would be focused on Iran. | His visi... (photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson)
Asia Times Marjah fears return of warlords | By Mohammad Elyas Daee and Abubakar Siddique | MARJAH - Azizullah Khan might be this town's best example of civic-mindedness. He is a middle-aged farmer in this area, at the center of a recent large... (photo: AP / Dusan Vranic, Pool)
Denver Post Gates keeps up pressure on Iran with Gulf visit | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was keeping up the pressure on Iran on Wednesday, consulting with the United States' closest and most influential ally in the Persian G... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq) GulfIranPhotosPoliticsUS
Al Jazeera Ahmadinejad in Kabul for talks | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, has arrived in Afghanistan for talks with Hamid Karzai, his Afghan counterpart. | Ahmadinejad's visit to Kabul comes at the tail end of a trip to the coun... (photo: AP / Sorkhabi, Pool) AfghanistanIranPhotosTalibanUS
San Fransisco Chronicle Taliban's gone, but Afghan town still deserted | (03-10) 04:00 PST Now Zad, Afghanistan -- | This southern Afghan city has been touted as a symbol of the progress U.S. troops have made in recent weeks. But when Defens... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen) AfghanistanPhotosTalibanUS
Khaleej Times UK minister urges push for Afghan peace LONDON - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged Afghans on Wednesday to push energetically for a peace settlement with Taleban insurgents and said Afghanistan's n... (photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson) AfghanistanPeacePhotosPoliticsUK