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Afghanistan: Negotiating while withdrawing is poor strategy
(The views expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not represent those of Reuters) In the wake of a U.S. Army staff sergeant’s murdering 16 Afghan civilians (mostly women and children),...
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U.S.-Pakistan reset: Still need to deal with terrorist sanctuaries
(The views expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not represent those of Reuters) A Pakistan parliamentary committee has released its recommendations for “resetting” the parameters of...
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U.S.-Afghan agreement: Issues to be addressed
(The views expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not represent those of Reuters) The draft strategic partnership agreement between the U.S. and Kabul to address their relationship after...
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The U.S. must move cautiously on Taliban reconciliation
(The views expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not represent those of Reuters) The Obama Administration is seeking to negotiate with the Taliban as it continues a drawdown of U.S....
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Osama bin Laden’s ideology thriving a year after his death
(The views expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not represent those of Reuters) One year after the elimination of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden by U.S. special forces in the daring...
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Pakistan apology deal incidental to real problem of its support for terrorists
(The views expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not represent those of Reuters) As Washington closed down for the Independence Day holiday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
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Exit Afghanistan?
The opinions expressed are his own In his victory speech to a rapturous crowd in Chicago following his re-election, President Barack Obama affirmed that America’s “decade-long conflict” in Afghanistan...
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An Indian pivot in Afghanistan after troop drawdown
(Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters) Notwithstanding Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s disinclination to participate in talks, the Taliban retain the ability...
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The crisis in Iraq and an Afghanistan prognosis
By S K Chatterji (Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters) The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has rampaged through western Iraq. A few thousand...
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Afghanistan a building block for China-India ties
By Raffaello Pantucci (Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters) The appointment of a former ambassador to Kabul and New Delhi by China to the role of Special...
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