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Vali Nasr; Hamid Karzai; Susan Rice; President Obama

Afghan President Hamid Karzai shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the prime minister's residence in Islamabad

Here’s why the US dance with Iran will ultimately affect Afghanistan and Pakistan

Global Politics

Afghanistan and Pakistan have occupied central roles in American foreign policy for the last decade — and some role long before that. But their influence may well wane if relations between the US and Iran continue to improve.