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Pakistan Spy Agencyâs Help Sought for Afghan Talks
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Calls for a complete U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by 2012
02/05/2011
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U.S. Military Eyes Afghan Force of 10,000, or a Pullout
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With the new mine resistant carrier and the surveillance equipment it costs $1 million for each soldier for 1 year.
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Drone effort in Afghanistan
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U.S. building secret drone bases in Africa, Arabian Peninsula, officials say - The Washington Post
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A New Pakistan Policy: Containment
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The single issue engagement with global partners and rivals is from the 20th century. The USA has to work with other large economies who face the same problems we do, whose biggest challenges are similar to ours.
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Pakistan's view on the debate in Washington about sending more troops and expansion of war in Afghanistan.
10/01/2009
Foreign Minister Qureshi at the Journal's offices in New York says it would mean the Pakistani Taliban would threaten Islamabad, there would be more misery, suicide bombings, and hurt the economy badly. But Qureshi speaks for an increasingly unpopular Zardari administration. The army, opposition parties, and the Intelligence agencies, and increasingly the public sentiment is against an expanded American presence in Afghanistan, or a bigger American footprint in Afghinstan and Pakistan. See Rosenberg in WSJ.
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U.S. deeply split on troop increase for Afghan war
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The view form Pakistan which discourages a large American footprint there and in Afghanistan.
01/04/2008
The head of the ISI, Pakistan's intelligence agency, met with CIA officials and argued against America sending more troops to Afghanistan. Some opposition parties oppose the large American embassy construction in Islamabad and consulate in Peshawar as signs America is increasing its presence. And Army chief Kalyani who sees Taliban moving into Baluchistan opposes drone attacks on Mullah Omar residing there.
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Pakistan Gives Sharif a Mandate
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Leader of Pakistani Taliban Killed in Drone Strike
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Taliban Making Military Gains in Afghanistan
New York Times 07/26/2014
Around an Invisible Leader, Taliban Power Shifts
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Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Is Dead, Afghan Spy Agency Says
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Pakistan's ISI - 2010-2015
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Taliban Take Toll on Pakistan's Biggest City
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Hamid Gul, 78, Dies; Backed Militants in Leading Pakistan Spy Agency
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Spy Chiefâs Tenure Is Extended in Pakistan
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U.S. Accuses Pakistan of Militant Ties
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Costs of the war in Afghanistan and Iraq reach $1 trillion by 2010.
07/24/2010
Estimate by the Congressional Research Service.
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The Wars That America Forgot About
New York Times 10/17/2010
The War: A Trillion Can Be Cheap
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Rethinking the Afghanistan Warâs What-Ifs
New York Times 07/31/2010
New York Times 07/31/2010
Wall Street Journal 08/11/2010
Afghanistan's troubled national army: Fixing the unfixable
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Declining public support in the U.S. for the war in Afghanistan- 2011-2013
08/11/2010
Public opinion polls showing a steep fall in support for the war in 2012, with 69% favoring withdrawal.
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Wall Street Journal 08/11/2010
U.S. Military Eyes Afghan Force of 10,000, or a Pullout
New York Times 01/21/2014
U.S. Will Complete Afghan Pullout by End of 2016, Obama Says
New York Times 05/27/2014
Obama Details Plan for Forces in Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal 05/28/2014
Amid Drawdown, Fears of Taliban Resurgence and Economic Collapse
New York Times 05/28/2014
U.S. and British Troops End Operations in Key Afghan Province
New York Times 10/26/2014
Bruce Reidel, Admiral Mullen and other policymakers on the new U.S. policy in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region for 2012-2013
05/05/2011
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A New Pakistan Policy: Containment
New York Times 10/14/2011
Pakistan Spy Agencyâs Help Sought for Afghan Talks
New York Times 10/30/2011
Ex-Cricket Star Leads Big Antigovernment Protest in Pakistan
New York Times 10/30/2011
GOP candidates hammer Obama on his Iran policy during South Carolina debate - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/13/2011
Book review: ‘The Unquiet American: Richard Holbrooke in the World’ - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/13/2011
Pakistani ambassador offers resignation - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/17/2011
The cost of the war in Afghanistan in priorities at home that are neglected.
10/06/2009
What would the $10 billion to $40 billion extra that 40,000 additional troops would cost buy here in the US to meet urgent needs at home. At $10 billion it could send two million disadvantaged children to a solid preschool, and at $40 billion it could, over 10 years, pay for half the cost of health care reform. And that is not counting the estimated $60 billion it takes to maintain the current trrop level.
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The Wars That America Forgot About
New York Times 10/17/2010
New York Times 10/06/2009
New York Times 10/22/2009
New York Times 11/10/2009
High Costs Weigh on Troop Debate for Afghan War
New York Times 11/15/2009
The War: A Trillion Can Be Cheap
New York Times 07/24/2010
The Pakistan Taliban and the government, military and intelligence services of Pakistan.
01/05/2009
THe paradox is that the US is helping the Pakistan government fight the Taliban and Pakistan intelligence services openly or clandestinely are helping the Taliban. And Pakistan is hedgin its bets and does not want to see India increase its influence in Afghanistan. It may sound crazy but that is the motivation of Pakistan creating the Taliban as it were.
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Pakistani Leader Pursues India Ties
Wall Street Journal 05/15/2013
Pakistan to Release Senior Taliban Leader
Wall Street Journal 09/11/2013
Leader of Pakistani Taliban Killed in Drone Strike
Wall Street Journal 11/02/2013
Official Admits Militancyâs Deep Roots in Pakistan
New York Times 06/02/2010
Taliban Take Toll on Pakistan's Biggest City
Wall Street Journal 02/14/2014
After Months of Infighting, a Major Faction Splits From the Pakistani Taliban
New York Times 05/28/2014
The War in Afghanistan as a Forgotten Issue in 2010.
10/17/2010
Grouped Articles
The Wars That America Forgot About
New York Times 10/17/2010
Lt. Gen. John Kelly, who lost son to war, says U.S. largely unaware of sacrifice
Washington Post 03/02/2011
Pakistan Spy Agencyâs Help Sought for Afghan Talks
New York Times 10/30/2011
Book review: ‘The Unquiet American: Richard Holbrooke in the World’ - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/13/2011
Washington Post 12/08/2011
For one war widow, moving on is a marathon - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/09/2012
The wisdom of Chuck Hagel as America faces difficult choices in South Asia and other parts of the world.
01/06/2008
Chuck Hagel talks about how the US must partner with other countries, to solve common problems we face with other large countries around the world. He says President Johnson told Senator Russell that the Vietnam war was not winnable but he did not want to be the first President to lose a war. He says its not about winning or losing anymore, which is a 20th century response to the new 21st century. He points to the interconnectedness and shared interests of all nations that makes it not ours to win or lose. The situation in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan and the US involvement costing upwards of one trillion dollars by one estimate, and the severe budget deficts at home in the US.
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âBeyond War,â by David Rohde
New York Times 05/03/2013
Ex-Envoy Says Misunderstanding Runs on Both Sides of U.S.-Pakistan Ties
New York Times 10/22/2013
Washington Post 11/17/2014
White House seeks a stronger hand at Pentagon to manage crises - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/25/2014
Hagel Resigns Under Pressure as Global Crises Test Pentagon
New York Times 11/24/2014
Chuck Hagel Says About-Face on Syria Hurt Obama’s Credibility
New York Times 12/18/2015
The Pakistan Army and the U.S.
01/07/2008
The increasingly difficult position of General Kayani as he loses support from the rank and file in the army and junior officers on the issue of cooperation with the U.S. Admiral Mullen's criticism of Pakistan after the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul with the help of Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI.
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Pakistan Vote to Test Army's Willingness to Cede Power
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
Ex-Envoy Says Misunderstanding Runs on Both Sides of U.S.-Pakistan Ties
New York Times 10/22/2013
Visiting Pakistan, Hagel Seeks to Shore Up Alliance
New York Times 12/09/2013
Pakistani forces kill alleged organizer of school massacre - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/27/2014
Hamid Gul, 78, Dies; Backed Militants in Leading Pakistan Spy Agency
New York Times 08/16/2015
General Kayani Is Said to Cling to Job in Pakistan
New York Times 06/15/2011
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