Part of the debate here in the Senate and elsewhere consists of people who say we ought to have something comparable to Iraq, a surge of American forces going after whoever.
Reportedly, al-Qaeda no longer has a major presence in Afghanistan, although witnesses in our previous hearings have indicated that its rees...
In the case of the United States, there hasn't been an attack in 8 years.
To what extent could we find the Pashtun, who stretch over Afghanistan and Pakistan and are at least at the heart of the matter, useful to o...
Unfortunately, my answer to both questions is no.
the United States and its allies should be more forceful and vocal about sources of finance for extremist groups.
As we debate policy in Afghanistan and the merits of our approach to stability in the region, we take this opportunity to explore the broade...
The report explains that violent extremists 'are planning to use terrorism--including the possible use of nuclear weapons or devices if they...
We should not say that there is--we should say that we are going to be there for a while.
the justification for the so-called just war was to overthrow the Taliban, which was in effect made up of Pashtuns who were harboring al-Qae...
the real debate should be what is the political strategy because counterinsurgency cannot succeed at any time, unless it has a legitimate po...