Afghanistan

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Forgotten Missions

Out of the headlines but not out of action, the U.S. military is still engaged in long-forgotten interventions.

Report
Kate Brannen
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No Peace Farther East: The Indo-Pak Road to Nowhere

The South Asia Channel
Harsh V. Pant
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How Iraq Explains Why the U.S. Shouldn’t Leave Afghanistan

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Paul D. Miller
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Anti-Sharif Protests Continue in Islamabad; Sup. Ct: Coal Block Allocations Illegal in India; Karzai Firm on Inauguration Date

The South Asia Channel
Emily Schneider, Neeli Shah, Jameel Khan
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US Sanctions Pak-based Hawala; Indian Supreme Ct. Asks Modi About Lok Sabha Position; Bergdahl Swap Was Illegal, Says GOA

The South Asia Channel
Emily Schneider, Neeli Shah, Jameel Khan
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Reporter Given 24 Hrs to Leave Afghanistan; Congress Party to Boycott Modi Events; Pak Gov’t Talks to Protestors

The South Asia Channel
Emily Schneider, Neeli Shah, Jameel Khan
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FP’s Situation Report: A failed rescue operation for Foley, U.S. refused ransom request; Iraqis offer up airbases; John McLaughlin on why IS is scarier than AQ before 9/11; Bob Work works it in Guam; And a bit more.

Situation Report
Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel
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FP’s Situation Report: A failed rescue operation for Foley, U.S. refused ransom request; Iraqis offer up airbases; John McLaughlin on why IS is scarier than AQ before 9/11; Bob Work works it in Guam; And a bit more.

Situation Report
Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel
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Will Afghanistan Be the Next Crisis?

The South Asia Channel
Michael Waltz, Alyssa Kelly
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Why Afghanistan Should Be Worried About Pakistan’s Political Crisis

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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Afghan Officials Interrogate Reporter; Pak Court Issues Notices to Protest Leaders; Party Denied Position in Indian Parliament

The South Asia Channel
Emily Schneider, Neeli Shah, Jameel Khan
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FP’s Situation Report: An American journalist beheaded, the conflict comes home; U.S. efforts in Iraq widen; Articulating a U.S. strategy; Obama is firm on Afghanistan; The life of a Saudi prince; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel
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The Trouble Convicting LeJ’s Malik Ishaq

The South Asia Channel
Benazir Shah
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AQAP Sides With ISIS; Karzai Calls for End to Impasse; Police Arrest 150 in Islamabad; India Cancels Talks with Pakistan

The South Asia Channel
Emily Schneider, Jameel Khan, Neeli Shah
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FP’s Situation Report: Rexon Ryu is Hagel’s new chief of staff; AQAP endorses IS in Yemen; How the IS governs like a state; a Saudi is robbed of his suitcase with $355,000 in it; @oopsy at CSIS; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel

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Forgotten Missions

No Peace Farther East: The Indo-Pak Road to Nowhere

How Iraq Explains Why the U.S. Shouldn’t Leave Afghanistan

Anti-Sharif Protests Continue in Islamabad; Sup. Ct: Coal Block Allocations Illegal in India; Karzai Firm on Inauguration Date

US Sanctions Pak-based Hawala; Indian Supreme Ct. Asks Modi About Lok Sabha Position; Bergdahl Swap Was Illegal, Says GOA

Reporter Given 24 Hrs to Leave Afghanistan; Congress Party to Boycott Modi Events; Pak Gov’t Talks to Protestors

FP’s Situation Report: A failed rescue operation for Foley, U.S. refused ransom request; Iraqis offer up airbases; John McLaughlin on why IS is scarier than AQ before 9/11; Bob Work works it in Guam; And a bit more.

FP’s Situation Report: A failed rescue operation for Foley, U.S. refused ransom request; Iraqis offer up airbases; John McLaughlin on why IS is scarier than AQ before 9/11; Bob Work works it in Guam; And a bit more.

Will Afghanistan Be the Next Crisis?

Why Afghanistan Should Be Worried About Pakistan’s Political Crisis

Afghan Officials Interrogate Reporter; Pak Court Issues Notices to Protest Leaders; Party Denied Position in Indian Parliament

FP’s Situation Report: An American journalist beheaded, the conflict comes home; U.S. efforts in Iraq widen; Articulating a U.S. strategy; Obama is firm on Afghanistan; The life of a Saudi prince; and a bit more.

The Trouble Convicting LeJ’s Malik Ishaq

AQAP Sides With ISIS; Karzai Calls for End to Impasse; Police Arrest 150 in Islamabad; India Cancels Talks with Pakistan

FP’s Situation Report: Rexon Ryu is Hagel’s new chief of staff; AQAP endorses IS in Yemen; How the IS governs like a state; a Saudi is robbed of his suitcase with $355,000 in it; @oopsy at CSIS; and a bit more.

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Forgotten Missions

No Peace Farther East: The Indo-Pak Road to Nowhere

How Iraq Explains Why the U.S. Shouldn’t Leave Afghanistan

Anti-Sharif Protests Continue in Islamabad; Sup. Ct: Coal Block Allocations Illegal in India; Karzai Firm on Inauguration Date

US Sanctions Pak-based Hawala; Indian Supreme Ct. Asks Modi About Lok Sabha Position; Bergdahl Swap Was Illegal, Says GOA

Reporter Given 24 Hrs to Leave Afghanistan; Congress Party to Boycott Modi Events; Pak Gov’t Talks to Protestors

FP’s Situation Report: A failed rescue operation for Foley, U.S. refused ransom request; Iraqis offer up airbases; John McLaughlin on why IS is scarier than AQ before 9/11; Bob Work works it in Guam; And a bit more.

FP’s Situation Report: A failed rescue operation for Foley, U.S. refused ransom request; Iraqis offer up airbases; John McLaughlin on why IS is scarier than AQ before 9/11; Bob Work works it in Guam; And a bit more.

Will Afghanistan Be the Next Crisis?

Why Afghanistan Should Be Worried About Pakistan’s Political Crisis

Afghan Officials Interrogate Reporter; Pak Court Issues Notices to Protest Leaders; Party Denied Position in Indian Parliament

FP’s Situation Report: An American journalist beheaded, the conflict comes home; U.S. efforts in Iraq widen; Articulating a U.S. strategy; Obama is firm on Afghanistan; The life of a Saudi prince; and a bit more.

The Trouble Convicting LeJ’s Malik Ishaq

AQAP Sides With ISIS; Karzai Calls for End to Impasse; Police Arrest 150 in Islamabad; India Cancels Talks with Pakistan

FP’s Situation Report: Rexon Ryu is Hagel’s new chief of staff; AQAP endorses IS in Yemen; How the IS governs like a state; a Saudi is robbed of his suitcase with $355,000 in it; @oopsy at CSIS; and a bit more.

Latest

Sharaa’s White House Visit Marks a Reshaping of the Regional Order

Why Extreme Weather Hits Southeast Asia So Hard

Latin America’s Disjointed Reaction to Trump’s Drug Boat War

Violence Is the Heart of Brazilian Politics

Trump Deals a Blow to Bosnia

Follow FP