Former Ambassador to Afghanistan Warns We Must Take On Pakistan

By Zalmay Khalilzad Filed: 9/25/11 at 10:00 AM | Updated: 9/25/11 at 6:57 PM Ten years since the launch of combat operations in Afghanistan, the United States is at a critical juncture. On the positive side, Al Qaeda sanctuaries in the country have been destroyed and the democratic government continues to cooperate—albeit unevenly—with the international community to deal with all …

The Next Ten Years of Al-Qaeda

By Zalmay Khalilzad | September 9, 2011 Ten years after 9/11, the United States is safer. Al-Qaeda has been weakened—“an organization in distress” as counterterrorism chief John Brennan recently assessed. Many of its leaders have been killed or captured. The terrorist network is under continuous pressure due to the intelligence and military operations of the United States and its allies—particularly …