Pakistan has now become no more than a colony of China, says an American expert and cautions that Islamabad will soon “realize—if they have not already—what a devil’s bargain their country has made.” Writing in The National Interest, a bi-monthly, Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon official, lashed at Pakistan for ignoring that “China thinks nothing …
By Anthony H. Cordesman, CSIS For the moment, the key fight for Afghanistan has shifted to Washington and is centered in the White House. It is a struggle over whether President Trump should grant the request of General John Nicholson, the commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) and the Resolute Support Mission for 3,000 to …
Obaid Khan was planning to join Pakistan’s public school system as a teacher after finishing his undergraduate degree in May this year. Instead, he dropped out of university to join the so-called Islamic State, and he’s now fighting in Afghanistan. Obaid’s life-plan began to change when a man identifying himself as Qari Abid contacted him …
•US frustrated with Pak’s continued support to Taliban, other terror groups. •Cuts both military and economic aid sharply. •US aid is set to fall to below $1 bn in 2016 — down from over 3.5 bn in 2011 The United States has cut both military and economic aid to Pakistan sharply in recent years, reflecting …
US Relations with Afghanistan and Pakistan: The Imperial Dimension; By Hafeez Malik; OUP; Pp 308; Price (Indian)Rs. 475.00 ISBN: 9780195475234 / 0195475232 This book by Dr. Hafeez Malik, Professor of Political Science at Villanova University, USA, is an analytical study of the US power which has been described as the imperial system as against a …