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Posted By Josh Rogin Monday, October 5, 2009 - 1:17 PM Share

The U.S. military is pulling out from sparsely populated areas in Afghanistan, but not quite fast enough.

National Security Advisor Jim Jones says that Afghanistan commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal should put a lid on it.

Just as U.S. aid to Pakistan is about to skyrocket, former Pakistani officials admit that most of the money the U.S. gave them so far was diverted.

Iraqis will vote on whether to endorse the plan to withdraw U.S. troops, but not anytime soon.

That former Japanese finance minister who got drunk at the G-7 summit was found dead Sunday.