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Pakistan This analysis is flawed. There are three possible scenarios developing after the US/NATO withdrawal. 1) The Afghan government and security services not only stay intact but are able to retain control over previously held Pashtun areas of Afghanistan despite an active Taliban...

DAWN.COM | Columnists | Keeping the army in check I felt like probing this piece for rhetorical purposes. I suppose its a common theme pushed by many 'liberal' elements in our society. There are some very potent and appropriate points too though that go some way to moderate his criticism with...

Marines going rogue or leading the fight? At Afghan outpost, units take on autonomy that riles higher-ups DELARAM, Afghanistan - Home to a dozen truck stops and a few hundred family farms bounded by miles of foreboding desert, this hamlet in southwestern Afghanistan is far from a strategic...

Here go all the articles, information, commentary, particulars, analysis and discussions about India's developing new military doctrine. Members are encouraged to post content relevant to Cold Start here. If any discussions regarding the concept have taken place on other threads then please...

Over the next few weeks, Barack Obama must make the most difficult decision of his presidency to date: whether or not to send up to 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan, as his commanding general there, Stanley McChrystal, has reportedly proposed. This summer, Mr. Obama described the effort in...

The lawyers’ movement has given no relief to the people seeking redress, nor has it made the procedure for the appointment of judges any fairer. This is not just the viewpoint of a sceptical columnist who has felt all along that neither would come about by agitating on the streets. It is...

Increasing Indian influence in Afghanistan is likely to exacerbate regional tensions and encourage Pakistani countermeasures in Afghanistan or India, Gen McChrystal stated in his report. ‘Indian political and economic influence is increasing in Afghanistan, including significant development...

I'm sure this has been mentioned many times before. But I felt the need to remind you all to link your articles from the site where you got them from (obviously this does not include other boards but the original press and media websites). Members are welcome to post pretty much any content for...

The following is a transcript of my email to Mr. Shaun Gregory, a respected professor at Bradford University and head of the Pakistan Security Research Unit (PSRU). Professor Gregory is widely consulted by the UK and international media about the security situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan...

The Darker Face of the Western Front Critics Today Pakistan is at war on its north-western front. This has been a reality for the past seven or so years and the people and servants of Pakistan have suffered greatly, more so in fact than in any of the wars with its arch-rival India. The reason...

PARIS: French magistrates investigating an attack in Karachi blamed on militants that killed 11 French nationals in 2002 are looking into allegations it was linked to corrupt deals, lawyers for the victims’ families said. A coach carrying French naval engineers and technicians was bombed as...

MOD EDIT: Old 'Swat Operations II thread here: http://www.defence.pk/forums/war-terror/13094-swat-operation-ii.html

Reports of Indian Military activity in Rajistan. Apparently they are asking people in the border areas to relocate. This is being reported by Geo at the moment...

I found a lovely Janes article. Unfortunately its small because you have to pay for the whole thing but even this bit was quite 'illuminating'. Jane's Products: Lessons from Georgia Lessons from Georgia Russian military capability; 2008 and beyond Abstract Russian operations in the...

Hello all, I am a fan of military literature so I have decided to write a fictional book about the Pakistan Army based in 2042 in the hopes that my friends and people like me who love the Pakistan Army, may get some entertainment. Because as we know every thing related to the military is too...

Hello Everyone, I might be going to PMA this winter and I was wondering if we are allowed to take our computers along? Will we be given access to an internet connection? How often do we get to visit home? Is the food there really as horrible as people say it is? Are we issued with our own...