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Lacking Money and Leadership, Push for Taliban Defectors Stalls Lack of funds and organizational issues have plagued a program meant to lure fighters away from insurgency. Afghanistan Pledges Support for Troubled Bank The chairman of the Central Bank of Afghanistan promised Monday to lend the embattled Kabul Bank ?as much as it wants? to stave off a collapse. Young Japanese Seek Second, and Third, Jobs Declining salaries and an unstable labor market have led young Japanese to work additional jobs. Australian Labor Party to Form Government Two independent lawmakers said they will support Prime Minister Julia Gillard, ending weeks of political impasse. China Begins Aviation Inquiry After Finding Fake Pilot Résumés The government found that as many as 200 commercial pilots may have falsified their résumés in 2008 and 2009, according to news reports.