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AfPak Channel: RT @evansryan202: NATO Strategy in Afghanistan: A New Way Forward http://t.co/DR2AJszM

NATO Strategy in Afghanistan: A New Way Forward

After a decade of war, the democracies of NATOneed a realistic and sustainable strategy whichwill close the gap between stated goals andachievable ends. The Obama Administration'sdiscrete ends of defeating al Qaeda have becomedisjointed with ways and means. Leaders of NATOmember states must act now or lose theconfidence of their people and watch momentumgrow for a "rush to the exits" that could endin a Western defeat, victory for the Taliban,and new life for Al Qaeda

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AfPak Channel: Second Pakistan Air Force crash in a week - two training planes collide mid-air http://t.co/lfTyQOve

Two Pakistani air force planes crash on training mission; 4 pilots killed

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two Pakistani air force planes crashed in a residential area in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing all four pilots on board and injuring five people on the ground, police said.

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AfPak Channel: Pakistan Foreign Minister hints at reopening NATO ground supply routes - http://t.co/raZukvz2

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AfPak Channel: Pakistan excluded from this month's NATO conference on Afghanistan http://t.co/Q1In5wRm

Pakistan's invitation to Chicago Summit, hinged on NATO supply routes

Nato Secret­ary-Genera­l says closur­e of supply routes is a matter of great concer­n.

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AfPak Channel: What Pakistani business owners think of normalizing trade relations with India: http://t.co/RD87Neyt by @aishach

Real talk: Perceptions of India-Pakistan trade - by Aisha Chowdhry | The AfPak Channel

Recent months have seen unprecedented progress on traderelations between India and Pakistan. Last November, PakistangrantedIndia most favored nation (MFN) status, fifteen years after India addedPakistan to its MFN list. On April 13, India announced that it would allowforeign direct investment (FDI) from Pakistan

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Michael Clemens: Amy Finkelstein named best US economist under 40 http://t.co/Fr6uxaJ0 Notable e.g. because: 1947-2005, 0% women. Post-2007, 60% women.

John Bates Clark Medal

The John Bates Clark medal was awarded biennially from 1947-2009 to that American economist under the age of forty who is judged to have made the most significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge. From 2010 forward, the Clark Medal will be aw arded annually. The Medal winner is announced in April

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AfPak Channel: What the Pakistani parliament's resolution on U.S. relations might mean for ties between the two countries http://t.co/EwvAX88n

Pakistan's new player - by Teresita C. Schaffer and Howard B. Schaffer | The AfPak Channel

The Pakistan parliament has now completed its action on aresolution defining the terms of reference for future Pakistan-U.S. relations,adopting it without formal dissent. Action now passes to the Pakistani cabinet,which must formally initiate discussion s with the United States. All eyes willbe on how the U

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AfPak Channel: RT @husainhaqqani: Worth a read --'Fixing Pakistan's Economy' http://t.co/gy9Fd6xX via @afpakchannel @FP_Magazine

Fixing Pakistan's tanking economy - by David Walters | The AfPak Channel

Pakistan warrants concern, and not just because it issitting on the fifth largest nuclear arsenal in the world. The country is inthe throes of a destabilizing and dangerous energy crisis. It faces gas shortages,and electricity outages of up to 20 hours a day. As a result, factories havebeen forced into closing

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Pulitzer Center: RT @LaurenBohn: Looking fwd to reading Anna Badkhen’s account of a year in #Afghanistan cc @PulitzerCenter http://t.co/LX4GSo99

Afghanistan by Donkey: A Year in a War Zone

If you can’t understand a country just from looking at the cities, you certainly can’t understand a war just from reading about the battles.-- Peter BergenWant to understand the disaster that is the war in Afghanistan? Anna Badkhen’s extraordinary account of a year in Northern Afghanistan is a travel guide to a conflict that has raged for the last decade, with little end in sight

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AfPak Channel: RT @bbcworld: #Pakistan preparing to deport Osama Bin Laden's family http://t.co/aafHSb7N

Bin Laden widows face deportation

Pakistan is preparing to deport three widows of former al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden and their children 'as early as possible', officials say.