Ahmed Rashid is a Pakistanti journalist and author of books about Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia.
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Pakistan
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (4/12)
From WWII to Afghanistan, and the Iron Lady.
A Focal Points Roundtable: Is the Taliban Losing?
A panel of experts looks at the U.S. and NATO end game in Afghanistan.
Pakistanis Pay Price for CIA Use of Doctor as Asset in bin Laden Raid
Islamist extremists have been targeting Pakistani women who work for the UN administering polio vaccines.
Does Pakistan’s National Pride Hinge on India Considering It a Threat?
Pakistan may not frighten India as much as it would like.
The U.S. and Central & South Asia: Four More Years
It is time to bring the 21st century’s version of “the Great Game” to an end.
Theft Is Not the Only Threat Militants Pose to Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons
During hostilities, unified authority is critical.
U.S. Using Bad Info for Drone Strikes Like It Did for Detainees
One would think that, by this point in history, the military and intelligence agencies would be alert to manipulation by indigenous peoples.
Down with Drone War Silence
While Malala Yousafzai bravery deserved the attention it received, it lies in stark contrast to the many other innocent victims of political violence in Pakistan. Indeed, the Drone War continues with hardly a mention in the U.S. media. It is not hard to imagine that if Malala lived in a different village, she could just as well have been killed by a Predator drone as by the Taliban—and we’d know nothing about her courage.
Attacks on First Responders Transform Criminality of Drone Strikes to Sadism
The CIA remains as devoted to cruelty as ever.