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Jun 27, 2014

Nawaz on Pakistani Refugees

By Shuja Nawaz

TIME Magazine quotes South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz on Pakistani refugees in Afghanistan:

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Jun 26, 2014

Afghanistan: A Peaceful Transfer of Power in Jeopardy

Please join us on June 26, 2014 from 2:30 p.m to 4:00 p.m for a conversation with The Hon. Ronald E. Neumann and Mr. David S. Sedney on the recent allegations of fraud during the presidential elections and the potential impact on the Afghan and international community.

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Jun 24, 2014

Nawaz: Pakistan’s Taliban Offensive Will Fall Short

By Shuja Nawaz

South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz writes for Foreign Policy‘s South Asia Channel on the Pakistani military offensive on Taliban and allied Islamist forces in North Waziristan:

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SouthAsiaSource

Jun 20, 2014

This Week in South Asia: June 14 – 20

By Aman Ghose and Fayyaz Yaseen

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week. PakistanAs the Pakistani military officially decides to go after the Taliban in North Waziristan, initiating airstrikes without considering the hitherto held ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Taliban divide, the nation’s political parties unanimously agreed to stand […]

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Jun 17, 2014

Nawaz on Karchi Airport Attacks

By Shuja Nawaz

South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz joins CCTV’s The Heat to discuss the recent attacks on Karachi airport in Pakistan:

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Transcript

Jun 16, 2014

Transcript: Abdullah Vows to ‘Reset’ Afghanistan’s Relations with US and International Community

ABDULLAH VOWS TO ‘RESET’ AFGHANISTAN’S RELATIONS WITH U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY REMARKS BY DR. ABDULLAH ABDULLAH,AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MODERATORS: SHUJA NAWAZ,DIRECTOR, SOUTH ASIA CENTER,ATLANTIC COUNCIL VIKRAM SINGH, VICE PRESIDENT, NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY,CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS WASHINGTON, D.C.THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014 TRANSCRIPT PROVIDED BYDC TRANSCRIPTION – WWW.DCTMR.COM

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In the News

Jun 16, 2014

Nawaz: “North Waziristan is Only the First Battle [for Pakistan]”

By Shuja Nawaz

Voice of America quotes South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz on the Pakistani offensive against militant bases in North Waziristan:

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SouthAsiaSource

Jun 13, 2014

This Week in South Asia: June 7 – 13

By Fayyaz Yaseen

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week. PakistanAfter failing to come up with a comprehensive and consolidated anti-terrorism plan, the security situation in Pakistan is fast moving towards the edge. This week, the country was convulsed by a terrorist attack on […]

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Event Recap

Jun 12, 2014

Abdullah Vows to ‘Reset’ Afghanistan’s Relations with US and International Community

Following Years of US Tensions with Hamid Karzai, Afghan Presidential Front-Runner Calls for Broadened Cooperation The front-runner in Afghanistan’s presidential election on Saturday, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, called for the next Afghan government to act on a “fresh opportunity for Afghanistan to reset its relations with the international community and … especially with the […]

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New Atlanticist

Jun 12, 2014

Storify: #ACAbdullah with Afghanistan Presidential Candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah

The stakes could not be higher. Afghanistan faces an historic presidential election on June 14 with a runoff between frontrunners Dr. Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah. 

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