Karl Eikenberry: “It's essential that the Government of Afghanistan has a capable army that is able to reach throughout the country.”

Right now, the entire focus of the Pakistani leadership and the military and the people are to relieve the suffering.

We need a strong cadre of Americans in our government, military, business, civil society, academe, and beyond who have the right skills and experience to help America stay connected with the world and shape outcomes that secure our…

I believe the course the President outlined offers the best path to stabilize Afghanistan and to ensure al-Qaeda cannot regain a foothold to plan new attacks against us.

After 8 years of insufficient resources and lack of focus, we risk providing a stronghold for al-Qaeda and threatening the stability of nuclear Pakistan.