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Foreign policy analysts talked about the tense relationship between the nuclear-armed nations of India and Pakistan, which had become more tense since the election of India’s Prime Minister…

Seymour Hersh talked about his book The Killing of Osama bin Laden, in which he examines the official accounts of bin Laden’s death. He was interviewed by Bob Dreyfuss.

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf talked about his native country’s relations with the U.S. He also expressed his surprise of the presence of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan before…

State Department Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee providing an update on the security and political situation in…

Ambassador Hamdullah Mohib talked about security efforts in Afghanistan, combating the Taliban, and the U.S. role in his country. Ambassador Mohib said of President Obama’s recent sign-off to…

John Kirby briefed reporters and responded to questions on a range of international issues, including the previous day’s bombing at a public park in Lahore, Pakistan, and international…

Sartaj Aziz, foreign affairs adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister, talked about his country’s efforts to combat terrorism and bolster national security in the region, as well as its…

Mark Toner briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of international topics, including a terrorist attack at Bacha Khan University in Pakistan.

Nuclear policy and South Asia experts talked about Pakistan’s nuclear program. They outlined policy options for a future nuclear deal between the U.S. and Pakistan and implications for…

State Department Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson testified at a hearing on the future of U.S.-Pakistan relations. He said Pakistan was becoming a more…

Jalil Abbas Jilani, Pakistan’s ambassador to the U.S., spoke about U.S.-Pakistan relations. Topics included counterterrorism, regional security in South Asia, and trade.

President Obama and Pakistani Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif spoke briefly to reporters about the relationship between their two countries before holding a bilateral meeting in…

Robert Grenier talked about his book, 88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary, about the war against the Taliban.

Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz briefed reporters and responded to questions on a range of subjects. He said that the White House was aware of the reports that Taliban leader…

Chris Woods talked about his book, Sudden Justice: America’s Secret Drone Wars, about America’s use of drones in Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia and the reaction it has caused. Mr. Woods…

Former U.S. Ambassadors to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, Ronald Neumann, and Ryan Crocker participated in a discussion about the U.S. role in Afghanistan. They spoke about their diplomatic…

Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan spoke about his country’s 20-point national plan to fight terrorism. Pakistan’s government drafted the plan following a 2014 school…

Rafia Zakaria talked about her book The Upstairs Wife: An Intimate History of Pakistan, in which she presents a personal and political history of Pakistan. In her book, the author recounts her family’s…

The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Kailash Satyarthi from India and Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan for their “struggles in fighting against the suppression of for the right of all children…

Tim Craig spoke by phone to talk about a Taliban-led attack on a school in Pakistan in which more than 100 people were killed.