Holbrooke of South Asia
America's regional envoy says Pakistan's tribal areas are the problem.
His face tense and unsmiling, a young man from a village in Pakistan's western tribal areas tells his story, mixing English, Pashto and Urdu. He is the only male in his clan to get an education, but can't find a job, and blames a corrupt national government. Americans are bombing his neighbors, he says, tempting him to join the Islamist militants in his area. Across the room, another Pakistani turns toward his hosts at the U.S. Embassy and says, "You are ... Full Story »
Posted by Fabrice Florin
Observations by Matthew Kaminski.