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Current events of February 1, 2012 (2012-02-01) (Wednesday)

The Times of London reports that a secret NATO report claims that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, is set to regain control over Afghanistan after international forces withdraw from the country. (Reuters)
The Xinhua news agency reports that 25 Chinese workers held captive in the Sinai region of Egypt have been released. (CNN)
The official China Daily claims that recent violence in Sichuan was provoked by Tibetan separatists. (AP via ABC News America)

Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia and Hong Kong bans poultry imports from the Australian state of Victoria while Japan bans imports from the whole of Australia following a bird flu outbreak. (ABC News Australia)