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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

'Pashtunistan' holds key to Obama mission

'Pashtunistan' holds key to Obama mission

The mountainous borderlands where Afghanistan meets Pakistan have been described as a Grand Central Station for Islamic terrorists, a place where militants come and go and the Taliban trains its fighters. Now Barack Obama has made solving the 'Af-Pak' question a top priority. But could the battle to tame the Pashtun heartland become his Vietnam?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/15/afghanistan-pakistan-obama

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