First top Russia-NATO talks set since Georgia war | The Washington Post

US says weapons sent to Somalia (The US has confirmed that it has sent weapons to Somalia’s UN-backed transitional government) | BBC

NATO on the offensive in Afghanistan: Dutch general | Space War

Taliban commanders survive US airstrike at funeral | The Long War Journal

Afghan Leader Outmaneuvers Election Rivals (Hamid Karzai is at once deeply unpopular and likely to win) | The New York Times