Durand Line is the root of the AfPak conflict

The killing of Osama bin Laden in a Pakistan compound was a major success for the US. It may make the commitment for the troop withdrawal easier, but will have no significant effect on the Afghan problem. I had written this piece during the very hours when the operation in Abbottabad was still going on. [...]

Operation (Thank God) Not Kidney Failure: Osama Bin Laden Dead

Osama Bin Laden is dead… So what! Bin Laden has long ceased to be anything more than a symbolic figure to the hundreds of terrorist groups operating compartmentally throughout the world. Regional terrorist leaders often conducted operations without seeking sanction from Bin Laden. In fact, they have often embraced ideas far too extremist than Bin [...]