Tag: Pakistan

In President Trump's Monday speech to the nation, followed by remarks at the State Department by Rex Tillerson on Tuesday, the U.S. intends to resolve the Afghan quagmire by linking Pakistan and India to Afghanistan. Many hawks will (rightly) approve this approach. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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The 3 biggest challenges in forcing Pakistan to give up support for terrorists

Albert Wolf · August 23, 2017 4:15 pm

Whoever Tillerson and Trump appoint, it will need to be someone who knows Afghanistan, knows U.S. enemies and how to win their trust, and is happy risking their life on a daily basis. But they should not wait for that appointment. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Rex Tillerson shouldn’t wait to appoint a Taliban negotiator in Afghanistan

Tom Rogan · August 22, 2017 9:11 pm

Tillerson to Taliban: ‘You Will Not Win a Battlefield Victory’

Andrew Egger · August 22, 2017 9:05 pm

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson put Pakistan "on notice" Tuesday that it must stop sheltering terrorists or risk losing its status as an American ally. "We are going to be engaging with them in a very serious and thorough way as to our expectations and the conditions that go with that," Tillerson told reporters at the State Department. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Rex Tillerson puts Pakistan ‘on notice’ for sheltering terrorists

Joel Gehrke · August 22, 2017 7:24 pm

Trump’s Assessment of the Taliban Was Straightforward and Candid

Thomas Joscelyn · August 22, 2017 5:49 pm

It's time to end the nonsense and start building a relationship like real allies founded on cohesion and trust. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Frenemies: Trump doubling down on hostility against Pakistan is a bad sign of things to come

Siraj Hashmi · August 22, 2017 3:57 pm

Hayes: Is the Taliban a Terrorist Group or a Partner for Peace?

Stephen F. Hayes · August 22, 2017 2:45 pm

In his speech Monday evening, President Trump offered a sharp rebuke to a south Asian nation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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How Trump should pressure Pakistan

Tom Rogan · August 22, 2017 1:59 pm

White House Watch: Trump Mugged by Reality

Michael Warren · August 22, 2017 3:20 am

Trump: U.S. ‘Must Seek an Honorable and Enduring Outcome’ in Afghanistan

Andrew Egger · August 22, 2017 2:32 am

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's reminder clashes with Russian President Vladimir Putin's denial of responsibility for the incident. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Rex Tillerson praises Trump’s no-deadline approach to ending Afghanistan war

Anna Giaritelli · August 22, 2017 2:23 am

Each president has left his mark. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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There’s too much at stake in Afghanistan for Trump to fail

Michael Rubin · August 22, 2017 1:55 am