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People burn a sign depicting a U.S. flag and a picture of U.S. President Donald Trump as they take part in an anti-U.S. rally in Peshawar, Pakistan, January 5, 2018.

The US is cutting security assistance to Pakistan over terror groups

Conflict

The US is suspending security assistance to Pakistan for failing to cooperate with the US in the fight against terrorism.

Hamid Mir interviewing Osama bin Laden, in early November 2001.

A Pakistani journalist vows to continue reporting — even after accusing the military of shooting him

Conflict & Justice
Hamid Mir interviewing Osama bin Laden, in early November 2001.

A Pakistani journalist vows to continue reporting — even after accusing the military of shooting him

Conflict & Justice
Men step on a U.S flag during an anti-American rally in Peshawar, Pakistan in April of last year.

US drone strikes are controversial, but are they war crimes?

Conflict & Justice

International terrorism, government informants exposed in Chicago

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Understanding Pakistan

Probing the complexities of Pakistan on a granular level and what U.S. Military strategists face in the region.

Bin Laden Wives and Children to be Deported

Conflict & Justice

Marco Werman talks to Declan Walsh, New York Times Pakistan correspondent, about the news that Pakistan plans to deport Osama Bin Laden’s three wives and two adult daughters to their home countries, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammad: His Pursuit, His Detainment, and His Upcoming Trial

On March 1, 2003, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad was arrested in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, by members of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency and the CIA. It marked the end of one of the lengthiest terrorist manhunts in history. It also marked the beginning of years of legal wrangling within the U.S., and many debates about the morality of […]

Pentagon Report Says Both US and Pakistan to Blame in November’s Deadly Airstrike

It’s been a tumultuous year for U.S.-Pakistan relations. First came the arrest of a CIA contractor in Lahore who killed two Pakistani citizens, then the raid by U.S. special forces that ended in the death of Osama bin Laden. But relations hit a new low last month when a NATO air strike killed 26 Pakistani […]

Haqqani Network Leader Makes Statement to BBC

Global Politics

Jonathan Marcus, the BBC’s Defense and Diplomatic Correspondent, discusses comments made in an exclusive interview by Sirajuddin Haqqani.

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