In late March, Barack Obama made his long-awaited speech on Afghanistan in which he framed what could be termed as the point of the war: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qa'eda in Pakistan and Afghanistan and to prevent their... more ››
First, the bottom line: Pakistan will not break up; there will not be another military coup; the Taliban will not seize the presidency; Pakistan's nuclear weapons will not go astray; and the Islamic sharia will not become the law... more ››
Afghanistan: Who are we fighting? Who should do the fighting? What else is needed? When will it end?
Discussing these questions in Kabul feels like watching the film Rashoman. The perspectives of Afghans high and low, senior... more ››
