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Bensahel on President Ghani

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In the News

Oct 22, 2015

Bensahel on President Ghani

By Nicole Hobbs

US News and World Report quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Nora Bensahel on President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani’s first year in office:

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In the News

Oct 21, 2015

Nawaz on Prime Minister Sharif’s Meeting with President Obama

By Shuja Nawaz

Bloomberg quotes South Asia Center Distinguished Fellow Shuja Nawaz on Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s meeting with President Obama during his trip to Washington, DC and whether there will be any discussions on a deal to curtail Pakistan’s nuclear program:

Pakistan

Event Recap

Oct 20, 2015

Will the Afghan State Survive?

By South Asia Center

On October 20th, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a discussion with the Special Representative of the European Union Ambassador Franz-Michel Mellbin. With a fresh view from the ground in Kabul, Ambassador Mellbin discussed the slow, but consistent progress that the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have made, and argued that contrary to the […]

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New Atlanticist

Oct 20, 2015

In Afghanistan, an Opportunity for the United States to Work with China and Iran

By Ashish Kumar Sen

EU Special Representative says Islamic State’s rise has created common ground for Washington, Tehran, and Beijing Franz-Michael Mellbin is the European Union’s Special Representative in Afghanistan. In a wide-ranging interview with the New Atlanticist’s Ashish Kumar Sen on Oct. 20, Mellbin discussed the need for a sustained US and NATO troop commitment in Afghanistan, the […]

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German soldiers in Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2009

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Oct 20, 2015

NATO Nations to Keep Presence in Afghanistan, Officials Say

By Robin Emmott, Reuters

Germany, Turkey and Italy are set to keep their deployments in Afghanistan at current levels, senior NATO officials said on Monday after the U.S. government decided to prolong its 14-year-old military presence there.

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Event Recap

Oct 19, 2015

A Progress Report on Pakistan’s Internal Security

By Ben Polsky

On October 19, the South Asia Center hosted Ikram Sehgal, Chairman of Pathfinder Group, the largest private security company in Pakistan, along with South Asia Center Distinguished Fellow Shuja Nawaz, to discuss Pakistan’s current security situation in the wake of Army Chief Raheel Sharif’s aggressive military operation to eradicate terrorist hideouts. Bharath Gopalaswamy, South Asia […]

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In the News

Oct 17, 2015

Cunningham on US Troops Remaining in Afghanistan

By James Cunningham

Zalmay Khalilzad Chair on Afghanistan and Resident Senior Fellow James B. Cunningham joins MSNBC to discuss President Obama’s decision to maintain US troops in Afghanistan through 2017:

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New Atlanticist

Oct 16, 2015

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Heads to Washington

By Ashish Kumar Sen

But it’s the military that calls the shots in Pakistan, says former US official Though US President Barack Obama will meet Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the White House on Oct. 22 in an effort aimed at rekindling a peace process in Afghanistan, it is the military that really calls the shots in the […]

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Event Recap

Oct 16, 2015

Afghanistan, Pakistan the Region

By South Asia Center

On October 16th, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a discussion with Shuja Nawaz, Distinguished Fellow at the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council, and Vali Nasr, the Dean of John Hopkins Universality School of Advance International Studies. The panel, which was moderated by Ambassador James Cunningham, former Ambassador to Afghanistan and Senior […]

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In the News

Oct 16, 2015

Gopalaswamy on US Troops in Afghanistan and Prime Minister Sharif’s US Visit

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

South Asia Center Director Bharath Gopalaswamy joins Voice of America Urdu TV to discuss President Obama’s announcement that he will be maintaining troop levels in Afghanistan and US-Pakistan relations in light of Prime Minister Sharif’s upcoming visit to the United States:

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