To Solve the Afghan Crisis, Get Tough On Pakistan

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As one officer recently explained to me in Helmand, 'As soon as we get one lot of the buggers, another lot come streaming across the border to take their place.

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To Solve the Afghan Crisis, Get Tough On Pakistan

Helmand, Afghanistan

For all the heated debate taking place about Britain's deepening military commitment to Afghanistan, the government is proving remarkably reluctant to discuss the most important factor of all -- the role of Pakistan. The official line is that General Pervaiz Musharraf, the Pakistani leader, is our key ally in the war against terro...

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