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 »

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Fred Gatlin
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by Fred Gatlin - Apr. 11, 2009

This is a well written and important article. It points out clearly how delicate and difficult the issues are in Pakistan. Perhaps a better book to read to learn about the tribal areas is "Three Cups of Tea". A broad approach that looks well past military ideas should be consider.

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