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Green-on-blue incidents are what happens when the conventional Army tries to operate unconventionally in Afghanistan

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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Afghan women as a measure of progress

The South Asia Channel
M. Ashraf Haidari
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Carter in Asia; The Navy fights alcohol abuse; Jeh Johnson: “we must be realistic” on a drone court; MC Times’ cover boy: Jim Mattis; and a little more.

Situation Report
Gordon Lubold
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Jeh Johnson, drone court “skeptic,” argues targeted killing best left to military

The E-Ring
Kevin Baron
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Pakistan government completes term, reaching historic milestone

The South Asia Channel
Jennifer Rowland
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The REAL reason the U.S. failed in Afghanistan

Stephen M. Walt
Stephen M. Walt
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Wayward in Waziristan

How the United States is blowing the war on terror in the most dangerous place in the world.

Argument
Akbar Ahmed, Harrison Akins
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Rebecca’s War Dog of the Week: Why medics train with MWDs in combat theater

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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Hamid Karzai’s risky rants

The South Asia Channel
Omar Samad
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UN report finds drone strikes violate Pakistani sovereignty

The South Asia Channel
Jennifer Rowland
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Pakistan’s Wildcard

The mysterious Pakistani-Canadian cleric is back, and he’s shaking up the country’s politics.

Argument
Daniel Markey
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Maybe there is an Afghan logic to Karzai that we don’t understand

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Peter D. Feaver
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The FP transcript (IV): Why is making the hard choices always someone else’s job?

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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Steve Hadley at FP: “I should have asked that question”; John Allen: No boots on the ground for 20 years; “Who is Alex Trebek?” The QDR is not a “new start.”; Mike Mount, out; and a little more.

Situation Report
Gordon Lubold
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Prominent Pakistani development worker gunned down in Karachi

The South Asia Channel
Jennifer Rowland

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List of South Asia articles

Green-on-blue incidents are what happens when the conventional Army tries to operate unconventionally in Afghanistan

Afghan women as a measure of progress

Carter in Asia; The Navy fights alcohol abuse; Jeh Johnson: “we must be realistic” on a drone court; MC Times’ cover boy: Jim Mattis; and a little more.

Jeh Johnson, drone court “skeptic,” argues targeted killing best left to military

Pakistan government completes term, reaching historic milestone

The REAL reason the U.S. failed in Afghanistan

Wayward in Waziristan

Rebecca’s War Dog of the Week: Why medics train with MWDs in combat theater

Hamid Karzai’s risky rants

UN report finds drone strikes violate Pakistani sovereignty

Pakistan’s Wildcard

Maybe there is an Afghan logic to Karzai that we don’t understand

The FP transcript (IV): Why is making the hard choices always someone else’s job?

Steve Hadley at FP: “I should have asked that question”; John Allen: No boots on the ground for 20 years; “Who is Alex Trebek?” The QDR is not a “new start.”; Mike Mount, out; and a little more.

Prominent Pakistani development worker gunned down in Karachi

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