The Rundown -- September 24

# RFE/RL to go worldwide on smart TVs, broadbandtvnews.com

# BBG Names Andy Lack CEO, bbg.gov

# Mikhail Khodorkovsky will also be a guest of Forum 2000 in October, praguemonitor.com

# In Farewell Speech, Karzai Calls American Mission in Afghanistan a Betrayal, NYT

# Is this the death of democracy in Afghanistan? - Helena Malikyar, Al-Jazeera

# Hamid Karzai: 'Foreigners' control Afghanistan's destiny, LAT

# The new boss — or bosses — in Afghanistan, Chicago Tribune

# Tumultuous birth of Afghanistan's power sharing accord, BBC

# Why Pakistan's militants can still strike at will, BBC

# The Islamic State Is Spreading Into Pakistan, New Republic

# Pakistan’s New Top Spy Once Suggested Peace With India, The Daily Beast

# Pakistan Plans to Sell Stake in Oil & Gas Development, WSJ

# Syria air strikes: Iran 'says US attacks on Isis are illegal', Independent

# Demand that Russia and Iran Pressure Assad to Step Down - Bassma Kodmani, NYT

# Iran’s president says arrest of Washington Post reporter not a sign of internal power struggle, WP

# Cameron And Rouhani: How Iran And The West Will Become Uneasy Friends Again, Forbes

# Iran Sees Oil Prices Falling to $90 a Barrel By Late March, WSJ

# Ghoncheh Ghavami’s brother pleads with Iranian president to free sister, Guardian

# Ten Percent of Western Recruits to ISIS are Women, National Interest
# The Danger ISIS Represents: "It has to be fought differently...", National Interest
# In Airstrikes, U.S. Targets Militant Cell Said to Plot an Attack Against the West, NYT
# Iraq stymied probe into military contractor kickbacks, WT
# U.S. Bombing Campaign in Syria and Iraq: Strategic and Legal Ramifications - Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review
# US strikes target Isis in Syria but Pentagon insists focus remains on Iraq, Guardian

# U.S. Strikes Haven't Beaten ISIS in Iraq. Can They Do So in Syria?, FP

# Journalist 'attacks' attacker: Ilgar Nasibov, AI

# Saakashvili Faces Botox Charges, Loses Property, eurasianet.org

# Prosecutors Deny Holding Gulnara’s Daughter Captive, eurasianet.org

# Arbitration Reveals How Turkmenistan Plays Chicken with Investors, eurasianet.org

# EU Set for New Clash with Russia over Ukraine Pact, WSJ
# Russia Moves to Extend Control of Media, NYT

# NATO: Russia Has Withdrawn Many Troops From Ukraine, WSJ
# Ukraine crisis: Rebels declare early poll date, BBC
# Lawlessness in eastern Ukraine, DW
# Weapons for Ukraine will aid struggling democracy, - Trudy Rubin, Boston Herald
# In Ukraine, Winter Is Coming, The Daily Beast

# Ukraine's deal with the separatists is a step backwards - Lawrence Korb and Taras Garapiak, The Hill

# Ukraine May Need Far More Foreign Aid to Rescue Its Economy, WSJ