Credit: Asia >Times
Barack Obama’s surprise visit to Kabul on Tuesday provides telling evidence that he has a game plan for Afghanistan going into and beyond his bid to be re-elected United States president. Everything in the strategy, including renewed traction for closer ties with neighboring countries, is built around the establishment of military bases in Afghanistan. To that end, talks with the Taliban will continue, yet Pakistan remains the kingpin to the entire venture. – M K Bhadrakumar (May 2, ’12)
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