The Road to Victory in Afghanistan Runs through Islamabad
It’s time for the U.S. to get tough with a duplicitous ally.
July 10, 2017
The Road to Victory in Afghanistan Runs through Islamabad
It’s time for the U.S. to get tough with a duplicitous ally.
While Pakistan has a long history as an ally of the U.S., it has also given shelter to, and sometimes actively abetted, the Taliban and even al-Qaeda. Husain Haqqani argues that the Trump administration—which is currently reviewing its Afghan strategy and considering sending more troops—should start getting tough with Islamabad. Furthermore, he writes, the U.S. must not be satisfied with Pakistan’s persistent denials and evasions:
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