The Afghan quagmire – Riphah Information Portal

There are three possible scenarios of what could unfold in Afghanistan. The first scenario is more military escalation by a troop surge being proposed by General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan. The case he has made

Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, "The Afghan quagmire," The News. 2009-10-13.
Keywords: Political science , Political leaders , Leadership , Democracy , Politicians , Politics , Terrorism , Terrorists , Violence , Drone attacks , Operation-Swat , Al-Qaeda , Kashmir issue , President Hamid Karzai , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Iran , Iraq , IMF , NATO , UN

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Recently, Peshawar hosted a seminar organised under the auspices of the Centre for Discussions and Solutions, an advocacy organisation created by Qazi Hussain Ahmed of the Jamaat-i-Islami.

The seminar was attended by a cross-section of Pakistanis includi

Khalid Aziz, "The Afghan quagmire," Dawn. 2012-10-03.
Keywords: Political science , Political issues , Political leaders , Political parties , Political crisis , Foreign policy , Taliban , Terrorists , Politicians , Terrorism , Qazi Hussain Ahmed , Gen Hamid Gul , Gen Asad Durrani , Maulana Fazlur Rehman , President Hamid Karzai , China , Russia , Qat

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The much-hyped Pak-US strategic dialogue has received a lukewarm reception in Pakistan. Commentators have argued that it has not delivered anything tangible in terms of commitments to making the relationship broader and enduring. That much is true. But wh

Moeed Yusuf, "The Afghan quagmire," Dawn. 2010-04-19.
Keywords: Political science , Government policies , Taliban , Durand Line , Pak-US strategic dialogue , Al-Qaeda , Security , Military , Government-Afghanistan , Pakistan , India , Afghanistan , NATO

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