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Pakistan’s Fear of India Fuels Afghan War
The underlying simmering presence of Kashmir in the India, Pakistan, Afghanistan region, and the need for fresh thinking and starting anew.
12/06/2006
Behind the terrorist groups there is the Kashmir issue. And reports sugest no dimunition in capabilities and thin distance between the intelligence agency and these groups in Pakistan. With cooperation between Indian and Pakistan poice and intelligence at zero a year after 26/11 Mumbai, fresh thinking is needed. For 500 million people in North America and 1500 million people in South Asia these events threaten their economic future, infrastructure and development in South Asia, and economic renewal in North America.
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Pakistan Leader's Predicament Shows Power of 'Deep State'
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Afghanistan Presidential Rivals Sign Power-Sharing Deal
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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
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Pakistan to Release Senior Taliban Leader
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Leader of Pakistani Taliban Killed in Drone Strike
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Official Admits Militancyâs Deep Roots in Pakistan
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Taliban Take Toll on Pakistan's Biggest City
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After Months of Infighting, a Major Faction Splits From the Pakistani Taliban
New York Times 05/28/2014
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
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Ex-Cricket Star Leads Big Antigovernment Protest in Pakistan
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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 Haqqani network in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region
05/04/2009
The Taliban in the region include the Haqqani network which has ties to the Pakistan Intelligence Agency.
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Leader of Pakistani Taliban Killed in Drone Strike
Wall Street Journal 11/02/2013
Taliban Take Toll on Pakistan's Biggest City
Wall Street Journal 02/14/2014
Fractured State of Pakistani Taliban Calls Peace Deal Into Question
New York Times 04/20/2014
U.S. Options in Pakistan Limited
Washington Post 05/04/2009
How the Pakistani Taliban Became a Deadly Force
New York Times 12/16/2014
U.S. sharpens warning to Pakistan - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/21/2011
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
Wall Street Journal 05/12/2013
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
Taliban Making Military Gains in Afghanistan
New York Times 07/26/2014
Around an Invisible Leader, Taliban Power Shifts
New York Times 12/28/2014
Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Is Dead, Afghan Spy Agency Says
Wall Street Journal 07/30/2015
The U.S. and the Taliban in Afghanistan- the situation in 2016-2017
08/04/2016
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New Taliban Leader Moves to Repair Old Fractures
WSJ 08/04/2016
Obama leaves behind a mess in Afghanistan | Asia | DW.COM | 19.01.2017
DW.COM 01/19/2017
Trump Settles on Afghan Strategy Expected to Raise Troop Levels
The New York Times 08/20/2017
Analysis | Trump’s Afghanistan strategy isn’t really a flip-flop. But his entire foreign policy is.
Washington Post 08/21/2017
India already gives Afghanistan billions in aid. Now Trump says India must ‘help us more.’
Washington Post 08/22/2017
Trump Takes New Tack in Afghanistan Fight
WSJ 08/22/2017
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.
Grouped Articles
How the Pakistani Taliban Became a Deadly Force
New York Times 12/16/2014
Wall Street Journal 10/01/2009
Several Afghan Strategies, None a Clear Choice
New York Times 10/01/2009
Reconciliation Efforts in Afghanistan Flounder
Washington Post 10/14/2009
Pakistan Attacks Show Tightening of Militant Links
New York Times 10/16/2009
U.S. deeply split on troop increase for Afghan war
Washington Post 10/21/2009
Veteran reporter Dexter Filkins of the NYT talks with McChrystal and looks at the war upfront.
09/07/2008
Dexter Wilkins author of "The Forever War," reports what he has found. One of the things he says is that McChrystal has not thought through the implications for his more boots on the ground policy, when the Karzai government is increasingly seen as an illegitimate and unpopular government. McChrystal's background as a Special Forces commander has not prepared him for grasping its implications. The other is the allergy of the Afghan people to foreign boots, and the vast mountainous terrain, total breakdown or lack of infrastructure, and a people tired of the war. The Pashtuns in Pakistan can be added to this picture. The economic development programs in rural areas are faltering. This may make the Iraqi solution of Petraeus unworkable in Afghanistan, something else may be needed.
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Weakening, possible firing of McChrystal compounds sense of peril in Afghanistan
Washington Post 06/23/2010
Questions for General McChrystal
New York Times 06/01/2009
New York Times 10/18/2009
In Kabul, Little Hope That a Runoff Will Be Fair
New York Times 10/14/2009
Biden No Longer a Lone Voice on Afghanistan
New York Times 10/14/2009
New York Times 10/14/2009
Pakistan- Afghanistan relations
07/19/2013
Grouped Articles
Pakistan's New Top Diplomat Heads to Kabul
Wall Street Journal 07/19/2013
Pakistan to Release Senior Taliban Leader
Wall Street Journal 09/11/2013
Sharif and Karzai Try to Repair Ties
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2013
Afghanistan Presidential Rivals Sign Power-Sharing Deal
Wall Street Journal 09/21/2014
Afghan Presidential Rivals Finally Agree on Power-Sharing Deal
New York Times 09/20/2014
Pakistan’s Fear of India Fuels Afghan War
WSJ 08/24/2017
Could peace in the Valley (Kashmir) bring peace to South Asia?
12/06/2006
Is it better, safer and wiser for the US and the Western alliance to have soldiers on the ground in the mountains of Afghanistan or to find peace through diplomacy and negotiations. Diplomacy that knits together the South Asian region by connecting the dots, bring peace to Kashmir, demilitarization of the India-Pakistan border and redirecting the resources, in the trillions of dollars, to trade and investment inside and between South Asia, US and Europe.
Grouped Articles
U.S. Troop Pullout Affects India-Pakistan Rivalry
New York Times 08/16/2013
Pakistan to Release Senior Taliban Leader
Wall Street Journal 09/11/2013
Ex-Envoy Says Misunderstanding Runs on Both Sides of U.S.-Pakistan Ties
New York Times 10/22/2013
What They Said: The Army in Kashmir
Wall Street Journal 07/10/2010
Before Taking Office in India, Modi Sends an Invitation to Pakistan
New York Times 05/21/2014
Pakistan Leader's Predicament Shows Power of 'Deep State'
Wall Street Journal 09/10/2014
India and Pakistan and the tensions in Kashmir and Afghanistan.
12/06/2006
Kashmir tensions are rising. And Indian assistance in Afghanistan reconstruction is opposed by Taliban. This complicates further negotiations between India and Pakistan as Pakistan already is going through political transition and the army runs foreign affairs for Pakistan.
Grouped Articles
Pakistan's New Top Diplomat Heads to Kabul
Wall Street Journal 07/19/2013
U.S. Troop Pullout Affects India-Pakistan Rivalry
New York Times 08/16/2013
Ex-Envoy Says Misunderstanding Runs on Both Sides of U.S.-Pakistan Ties
New York Times 10/22/2013
Leader of Pakistani Taliban Killed in Drone Strike
Wall Street Journal 11/02/2013
Taliban Take Toll on Pakistan's Biggest City
Wall Street Journal 02/14/2014
Fractured State of Pakistani Taliban Calls Peace Deal Into Question
New York Times 04/20/2014
U.S. president Trump, Gen. Mattis, and the international force in Afghanistan in 2017-2018
08/21/2017
Grouped Articles
Trump Settles on Afghan Strategy Expected to Raise Troop Levels
The New York Times 08/20/2017
Analysis | Trump’s Afghanistan strategy isn’t really a flip-flop. But his entire foreign policy is.
Washington Post 08/21/2017
India already gives Afghanistan billions in aid. Now Trump says India must ‘help us more.’
Washington Post 08/22/2017
Angry Trump Grilled His Generals About Troop Increase, Then Gave In
The New York Times 08/22/2017
Trump Takes New Tack in Afghanistan Fight
WSJ 08/22/2017
Pakistan’s Fear of India Fuels Afghan War
WSJ 08/24/2017
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