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Unraveling Afghanistan

A veteran correspondent details what’s going wrong, and why.

By George Kenney

The United States has two abiding national security interests in South Asia: preventing a nuclear war between Pakistan and India, and averting the proliferation of atomic weapons. The United States should work towards South Asian nuclear arms reductions, or even disarmament. But it must also find innovative ways to help Pakistan maintain internal political stability. Current U.S. policy approaches the challenge… return to article

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