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The perils we face
President Obama’s decision to send an additional 30,000 US troops to Afghanistan has caused mixed reactions. The US allies in Afghanistan have been reluctant to respond to the US request for add… more →
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The perils we face
attamardan wrote 2 days ago: President Obama’s decision to send an additional 30,000 US troops to Afghanistan has caused mi … more →
Familiar road -- all too familiar refrain
attamardan wrote 2 days ago: There’s a sense of déjà vu about all this. We have seen it all before. The Soviets went down t … more →
Quitting Afghanistan
attamardan wrote 1 week ago: The Obama administration in the United States is currently engaged in rethinking a fresh Afghan stra … more →
NRO on highway to hell
attamardan wrote 1 month ago: With men like Peter W Galbraith (Benazir Bhutto’s old buddy), Matthew Hoh and Nick Horne aroun … more →
India’s Arihant — upping the psychological ante
attamardan wrote 3 months ago: While Pakistan’s decision makers squabble over whether to go ahead and implement the 2008 decision o … more →
Will India, Pakistan stop playing pot and kettle?
attamardan wrote 3 months ago: At the height of the Cold War, a Russian was showing off his country’s achievements to an American v … more →
Better alive than dead?
attamardan wrote 5 months ago: The ISPR has stated the victory over the Taliban would not be complete until the top leadership was … more →
Waziristan - Final Battle?
attamardan wrote 5 months ago: The Wazirs are a more warlike Pakhtoon tribe than the Durranis, Lodhis, Suris and Ghalzais who ruled … more →
Avoiding a quagmire?
attamardan wrote 5 months ago: The magnificent performance of the rank and file of the Army fighting the counter-insurgency in Swat … more →
Military operation and the fallout in Lower Dir
attamardan wrote 5 months ago: Originally under the control of the Nawab of Dir the area has been divided, subdivided and seen batt … more →
The endgame target: a weak nuclear defanged Pakistan
attamardan wrote 5 months ago: First, a brief comment on the Obama address, since much has already been written about it. Certainly … more →
Turning a new page?
attamardan wrote 6 months ago: In his much heralded address to the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims, President Barak Obama made a … more →
Swat operation and the fall beyond
attamardan wrote 6 months ago: Though the armed forces are carrying out operations against Taliban primarily in Swat, Buner and Low … more →
Swat Operation and Beyond
attamardan wrote 6 months ago: The aim of any counterinsurgency is to eliminate insurgents. While securing and holding territory is … more →
The unnecessary war!
attamardan wrote 6 months ago: Somehow, our history has gone astray. We were such good people when we set out on the road to Pakist … more →
American Desperation
attamardan wrote 6 months ago: The latest scare story on Pakistan’s nukes is a breath of fresh air. Instead of the unnamed so … more →
Bajaur Reignited
attamardan wrote 6 months ago: With the Swat operation the state of Pakistan has begun, beyond any doubt, to reassert its authority … more →
Nuclear compromises -- connecting the dots
attamardan wrote 6 months ago: It has now become routine for the US to focus on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons whenever there is … more →
Have the Swat Taliban been routed?
attamardan wrote 6 months ago: As expected, the armed forces have regained control of most of Buner and Lower Dir districts. In the … more →
