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Pakistan has been a critical partner for the United States since the events of 9/11, assisting in the hunt for al Qaeda leaders and fighting the Taliban in its western frontier regions. But increased militancy in the tribal areas, continued acts of terrorism in the country and its nuclear program present Washington with serious challenges.
An Afghan worker prepares to burn a pile of illegal narcotics in the outskirts of Jalalabad December 19, 2012 (REUTERS/Parwiz).
Book Chapter
Counterinsurgency, Counternarcotics, and Illicit Economies in Afghanistan: Lessons for State-Building
April 2013, Vanda Felbab-Brown
Vanda Felbab-Brown analyzes U.S. counternarcotics policies in Afghanistan since 2001, how the Obama administration broke with the dominant counternarcotics framework, and the potentially problematic side effects of counternarcotics success.
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Expert Q & A | Akbar Ahmed
March 25, 2013, Akbar Ahmed
Expert Q & A | Benjamin Wittes
January 25, 2013, Benjamin Wittes
In the News
Just as the Taliban scare us [Pakistanis] with terror, we must scare them by making them unable to operate. We must terrorize them by investing more than ever before in educating girls. October 12, 2012, Madiha Afzal , CNN
Just as the Taliban scare us [Pakistanis] with terror, we must scare them by making them unable to operate. We must terrorize them by investing more than ever before in educating girls.
Interview | PBS Need to Know
September 14, 2012, Peter W. Singer
Interview | Deutsch Welle
May 29, 2012, Bruce Riedel
Expert Q & A
February 17, 2012, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Benjamin Wittes
December 2, 2011, Stephen P. Cohen
Interview | Dawn.Com
September 9, 2011, Teresita C. Schaffer
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May 6, 2011, Michael E. O'Hanlon
Interview | The Browser
February 9, 2011, Bruce Riedel
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