Afghanistan-Pakistan: Allies Wait Each Other Out As Militant Attacks Intensify

Think of Pakistan and Afghanistan as a giant chessboard. General Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, and General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, head of the Pakistani Army, sit on its opposing ends.

And both men are waiting for each other to make the next move.

But regional expert and author Ahmed Rashid tells RFE/RL that the Pakistanis are unlikely to move into North Waziristan until they see the outcome of NATO's much-talked-about offensive in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar. - Afghanistan-Pakistan: Allies Wait Each Other Out As Militant Attacks Intensify

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