Af/Pak & Other News (2/24/2013)

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Afghan president orders US Special Forces to leave Wardak province:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/02/afghan_president_ord.php



Taliban suicide bombers hit Afghan cities, Kabul attack foiled:

http://dawn.com/2013/02/24/taliban-suicude-bombers-hit-afghan-cities-kabul-attack-foiled/



Suicide bombers target Afghan intelligence agency, police:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0224/Suicide-bombers-target-Afghan-intelligence-agency-police



Afghanistan's first female mayor proves critics wrong:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/24/afghanistan-first-female-mayor



Multiple insurgents captured in raid targeting IMU leader:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/02/multiple_insurgents.php



Ukraine to Deliver 110 Battle Tank Engines to Pakistan:

http://defense-update.com/20130218_ukraine-to-deliver-110-battle-tank-engines-to-pakistan.html




India Builds A Helicopter Gunship:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20130224.aspx




Another Drone Down in Iran?:

http://defense-update.com/20130224_another_drone_down_in_ira.html



Iran conducts tests to bring down 'hypothetical' drones:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/24/17077147-iran-conducts-tests-to-bring-down-hypothetical-drones?lite




Turkish laser-guided rocket sold to UAE:

http://alert5.com/2013/02/24/turkish-laser-guided-rocket-sold-to-uae/




How to Save Syria from Al Qaeda:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/24/how-to-save-syria-from-al-qaeda.html



Syria rebels fight for police academy near Aleppo:

http://news.yahoo.com/syria-rebels-fight-police-academy-near-aleppo-111540797.html



Syrian opposition says captures former nuclear site:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/24/us-syria-crisis-nuclear-idUSBRE91N0A420130224




Swollen With Syrian Refugees, Lebanon Feels Its Stitching Fray:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/world/middleeast/syrian-flood-into-lebanon-stirs-fear-of-looming-disaster.html




Smuggled sperm: Palestinians become dads from jail:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/24/17042721-smuggled-sperm-palestinians-become-dads-from-jail?lite




A land of militias, Libya struggles to build a military:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0224/A-land-of-militias-Libya-struggles-to-build-a-military




Mali Islamists have 'power of an army':

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/mali-islamists-have-power-of-an-army/story-e6frfkui-1226584696468




Greece Helicopter Prison Escape Attempt Foiled:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/greece-helicopter-prison-escape-attempt-foiled-18582310



Tests on Britain's new stealth fighter suspended:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9891249/Tests-on-Britains-new-stealth-fighter-suspended.html





Brazil Expects to Deploy Pantsir-S1 Air-Defense Systems Before the
Rio-2016 Olympics:

http://defense-update.com/20130221_brazil-expects-to-deploy-pantsir-s1-air-defense-systems-before-the-rio-2016-olympics.html



Israeli UAVs to Secure Confederations Cup:

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=1980




China starts development of nuclear reactors for aircraft carriers:

http://alert5.com/2013/02/24/china-starts-development-of-nuclear-reactors-for-aircraft-carriers/




US radar to boost missile defence in Japan:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/US_radar_to_boost_missile_defence_in_Japan_reports_999.html




Navy deploys ships amid Sabah standoff:

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/anc/02/21/13/navy-deploys-ships-amid-sabah-standoff




Is Obama administration stonewalling FBI investigation into transfer
of classified weapons technology to China?:

http://alert5.com/2013/02/24/is-obama-administration-stonewalling-fbi-investigation-into-transfer-of-classified-weapons-technology-to-china/




Secret U.S.-North Korea diplomatic trips reported:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-us-north-korea-20130224,0,2148994.story





5 Insane Sci-Fi Weapons That Now Exist in Reality:

http://www.cracked.com/article_20257_5-insane-sci-fi-weapons-that-now-exist-in-reality.html



Two research firms picked for DARPA EW program to counter programmable
adaptive radar:

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2013/02/DARPA-ARC-winners.html