1. Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, December 7, 2012

    Britain Must Cut the Gordian Knot of Afghanistan

    As the United States “rush for the exit,” the war in Afghanistan is not worth the loss of another British life.

  1. President Barack Obama arrives at the presidential palace in New Delhi, India while Prime Minister Manmohan Singh looks on, November 8, 2010

    For Afghan Peace, India, Pakistan Must Cooperate

    South Asia’s nuclear powers would have to give up their infighting if there is to be stability in the region.

  1. Former House speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican Party presidential hopeful, addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington DC, February 10, 2012 (Gage Skidmore)

    Gingrich Reverses Position, Advocates Afghan Withdrawal

    The presidential hopeful now says Afghans are “going to have to figure out how to live their own miserable life.”

  1. Republican senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina appears on Fox News' On The Record, February 2, 2012

    Republican Says “Domestic Politics” Motivate War Policy

    National security hawk Lindsey Graham criticizes President Obama’s planned reduction in American forces in Afghanistan.

  1. Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan's foreign minister, addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 26, 2012 (Remy Steinegger)

    Pakistan Denies Seeking Taliban Return to Power

    A NATO study obtained by British media said “Pakistan’s manipulation of the Taliban senior leadership continues unabatedly.”