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27 April 2012U.S.-Afghanistan agreement: A welcome start
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An important take-away from the preliminary pact reached by Kabul and Washington is that unlike the 1990s, the Americans are not just packing their bags and leaving. This is good news in terms of regional stability, and the upcoming NATO summit may answer some questions this draft agreement raises. Tagged Under |
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20 April 2012Deciphering today’s Middle East
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What are the implications for India if Iran is attacked? How effective has the response been by gulf nations to their own protests? Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad, India’s former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, discusses the dynamics of West Asia with Gateway House’s Alisha Pinto and Azadeh Pourzand. Tagged Under |
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30 March 2012Can Afghanistan and Pakistan Prop Each Other Up?
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NATO is winding down its military operations in Afghanistan, leaving the nation only slightly more stable than when troops arrived in 2001. Security priorities drove aid, and Afghanistan and its neighbor Pakistan are now left in desperate need of good governance and nation-building. Tagged Under |
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courtesy: Spc. Patrick Tharpe (U.S. Army)/Wikimedia Commons
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26 March 2012A new political bargain in Afghanistan
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Reports by official U.S. agencies state that the Afghan government is stealing money from the international community, and from the Afghan people, on an alarming scale. A new political bargain with Kabul is urgently needed if the Afghan government and its foreign backers are to win the support of the people. Tagged Under |
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