October 14th, 2008 by Tariq

On the heels of an unsuccessful Taliban assault on the provincial capitol Lashkar Gah leaving 62 militants dead, an editorial in the Financial Times says the war in Afghanistan is militarily unwinnable, and NATO will have no choice but to seek a diplomatic solution to the crisis.

On neighboring Iran, the Washington Post reports that Tehran is hinting that it would respond favorably to the opening of a U.S. interests section in the capitol, the first step in resuming diplomatic relations severed since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, but is frustrated at American ambiguity on the issue and continued talk of sanctions against the regime. Otherwise, the Washington Times shows Iranians eagerly watching the U.S. election, while simultaneously considering their own as moderate Mohammed Khatami has made his own hints at running against Ahmedinejad next year.

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