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Taliban Shadow District Governor Killed In Takhar
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Afghan migrant shot dead trying to enter Bulgaria	6 17:38 SteveS [1759]
US analysts knew Afghan site was hospital (and was being used by Taliban ~~as a mosque~~ to store weapons and coordinate activities)	2 12:21 AlanC [1742]
Turkish town haunted by lost sons, hand of Islamic State	0 [1735]
Militant Identified	0 [1733]
Seven kilograms of heroin recovered from car	1 04:59 chris [1748]
Suicide attack on MNA's camp office claims 7 lives	0 [1739]
Abu Sayyaf militants holding hostages demand halt to military attacks	0 [1735]
U.S. drone program documents leaked online	0 [1732]
Taliban Shadow District Governor Killed In Takhar	0 [1759]
Egypt acquits Qaeda chief's brother, orders new probe	0 [1737]
Russian, Syrian jets hit rebel towns north of Homs	0 [1739]
Iran reportedly deploys troops to central Syria	1 00:47 JosephMendiola [1739]
Israel deploys troops amid continuing unrest	2 12:35 Frank G [1729]
Iran's Iraqi Shiite Proxies Increase Their Deployment to Syria	0 [1739]
Page 2: WoT Background
UN Security Council to meet on Israeli-Palestinian violence	1 12:05 DarthVader [1740]
Merkel Toady's ~~Mask Slipping~~ Response to Citizens, 'You're Free To Leave the Country'	9 22:48 JosephMendiola [1759]
PM records statement in Asghar Khan case	0 [1738]
Russia accused of giving cluster bombs to Syrian regime	1 01:48 g(r)omgoru [1737]
Deformities in Charsadda: Cousin marriages, and the heavy price children pay	0 [1735]
Kerry: US backs Israel's 'right to defend its existence'	6 16:29 swksvolFF [1755]
Division of Al-Aqsa a 'red line': Turkey's top cleric	2 14:28 Tom [1734]
Turkish PM: 10 more suspects held in Ankara blasts case	0 [1739]
Taliban's Samangan Shadow Governor Joins Peace Process	0 [1734]
Religious Scholars Term Taliban Acts Un-Islamic	1 10:17 Sven the pelter [1742]
Mujahideen Should Help Fight Taliban: Massoud	1 00:52 JosephMendiola [1735]
2 Lockerbie Bombing Suspects, Libyans, Sought by U.S. and Scotland	1 07:41 Mike Kozlowski [1742]
'Rebels' Damaged The Honor of Kunduz People: Ghani	0 [1736]
Russia 'ready for close cooperation' with Turkey	3 08:40 Procopius2k [1741]
Buoyed by Russia and Iran, Syria seeks to reclaim ground. But then what?	4 22:42 JosephMendiola [1754]
Russia prepares to rain down hellfire on ISIS: Putin's forces deploy 'Blazing Sun' heavy flamethrower missile launcher to Syria... which is capable of flattening eight city blocks	5 08:22 JohnQC [1736]
Investigation into Arafat's Death Closed, But New One Needs to Begin (about Suha's assets)	3 11:48 Sven the pelter [1740]
Top [Israeli] ministers criticize US officials over terror comments	2 08:37 Procopius2k [1752]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The U.S. Military's 6th Generation Fighter: 5 Ways To Dominate the Sky	1 16:32 USN, Ret. [1762]
MT students celebrate as school drops Michelle O's lunch rules	4 15:09 CrazyFool [1771]
Saudi govt urged to expand Mina corridor to avoid stampedes	1 08:49 SteveS [1739]
Brother of Thai junta leader cleared of corruption	0 [1742]
Nowhere To Go For Girl Orphans After 18	2 16:13 trailing wife [1768]
New tally shows at least 1,621 killed in Saudi hajj tragedy	0 [1744]
Myanmar signs ceasefire with eight armed groups	0 [1752]
Abu Dhabi 'hoverboard' death: Panic over new phenomenon among kids	0 [1745]
Male brain is programmed to seek out sex over food	8 20:00 Bunyip [1764]
Panic strikes school after student says 'gum'	4 13:53 Rambler in Virginia [1742]
Lamar Odom in a coma, has '50-50' shot of surviving 3-day booze and drug binge at Nevada brothel	11 15:56 swksvolFF [1764]
Repossessions spike 66% as foreclosure crisis lingers	3 08:33 Procopius2k [1738]
China has had a telescope on the moon for the past two years	4 15:37 Sven the pelter [1760]
Nigeria vows to shut down Radio Biafra	1 01:17 Zenobia Floger6220 [1738]
Page 4: Opinion
Napolitano: Hilldebeest's lawbreaking and lying have caught up with her	2 20:40 CrazyFool [1770]
A Petticoat Military: Comedy in Uniform	7 14:24 Procopius2k [1735]
Cooperation in Asghar Khan case	0 [1741]
The failure of Arabs against the advancements of others	3 12:38 g(r)omgoru [1737]
Kurdistan's democracy at risk	1 00:40 Sherry [1738]
A window of opportunity for peace in Yemen?	2 09:22 SteveS [1738]
Putin Issues Ultimatum, Threatens War Over Erdogan's Support of ISIS	8 14:37 phil_b [1740]
Page 6: Politix
Obama ignores general's advice. Again. For the sixth time.	3 20:45 Blossom Unains5562 [1756]
Obama running interference on FBI investigation into Hillary emails	1 10:42 AlanC [1747]
Baltimore City Hall sit-in follows decades of festering ills	3 12:36 DepotGuy [1723]
Now It's Two: Second GOP Lawmaker Suggests Benghazi Committee's Aim Is Hillary Clinton	12 21:10 Blossom Unains5562 [1754]

    
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                        18:45 Ebbang Uluque6305

                        18:10 SteveS

                        17:56 CrazyFool

                        17:38 SteveS

                        16:32 USN, Ret.

                        16:29 swksvolFF

                        16:29 magpie

                        16:17 Bobby

                        16:13 trailing wife

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Who's in the News
36	[untagged]
7	Taliban
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Islamic State
2	Govt of Syria
1	Houthis
1	Narcos
1	PLO
1	Salafists
1	Arab Spring
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2015-10-16
Taliban Shadow District Governor Killed In Takhar

Thu 2015-10-15
Champ to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016, officials say

Wed 2015-10-14
ISIS confirms killing of number two in U.S. air strike

Tue 2015-10-13
Four terrorist attacks rock Jerusalem over 12 hours

Mon 2015-10-12
22 'militants' killed in N. Waziristan air strikes

Sun 2015-10-11
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi's convoy hit by air strike in Iraq

Sat 2015-10-10
Stabbing attack at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, 3 policemen wounded

Fri 2015-10-09
Military Begins House-To-House Searches in Kunduz

Thu 2015-10-08
Russia Fires Cruise Missiles in Syria as Assad Begins a Ground Attack

Wed 2015-10-07
Five arrested in western Sydney over terrorist attack outside police HQ

Tue 2015-10-06
IS destroys ancient Palmyra Arch of Triumph

Mon 2015-10-05
Israel bars Palestinians from entering Old City after deadly attacks

Sun 2015-10-04
Sar-e-Pul's Kohistanat District Falls to Taliban

Sat 2015-10-03
Yemeni loyalists control all of key strait

Fri 2015-10-02
Taliban militants have reportedly captured Wardoj district of Badakhshan

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