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Pakistan Army Rails Against US Ties

Kevin Spak — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:46:03 CDT

The US-Pakistan security alliance has deteriorated so badly that Pakistani officers actually jeered top general Ashfaq Kayani at a town-hall-style meeting last month, demanding to know why Pakistan still supports US policy, officials tell the Washington Post . That kind of open criticism “is something no Pakistani military commander has ever...

Clinton Visits Pakistan—and It Doesn't Go Very Well

Matt Cantor — Fri, 27 May 2011 09:58:05 CDT

Hillary Clinton met with senior leaders in Pakistan today, including President Asif Ali Zardari and the chief of the army, to discuss the country’s future in the fight against terror. The New York Times puts it succinctly: The visit “did not appear to go well.” In place of the usual...

GOP Senators Take Secret Afghanistan Trip

Kevin Spak — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:28:22 CST

Mitch McConnell and a handful of other Senate Republicans took a secret trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan this weekend, announcing the trip only today—just before their return flight. The group, which included Lindsey Graham, Richard Burr, and freshmen Marco Rubio, Ron Johnson, Pat Toomey, and Kelly Ayotte, met with...

US, Pakistan Hold Secret Security Meet

Kevin Spak — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:24:59 CDT

A group of top US and Pakistani military officials, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and David Petraeus, met in secret aboard an aircraft carrier Tuesday to discuss the deteriorating situation along the Afghan border, the New York Times reports. The US has been frustrated lately by the Taliban’s...

New Pakistani Army Chief Is Nobody’s Pawn

Jonas Oransky — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:43:36 CST

President Pervez Musharraf chose his successor as army chief for his loyalty, but observers say Ashfaq Kayani wants to excise politics from Pakistan's military and focus on security challenges, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Though military secretary under Musharraf rival Benazir Bhutto, Kayani is seen by one retired honcho as...