Dr Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy at the Middle East Institute (Washington DC) event 'Can Taliban Win in Pakistan' on July 16, 2008

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Clip 6: Past and present at the campus

Dr Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy at the Middle East Institute (Washington DC) event 'Can Taliban Win in Pakistan' on July 16, 2008

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Clip 7: Former US President Ronal Regan and Mujahideen

Dr Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy at Middle East Institute Washington's event 'Can Taliban Win in Pakistan' on July 16, 2008

Dr Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy at the Middle East Institute (Washington DC) event 'Can Taliban Win in Pakistan' on July 16, 2008

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Clip 8: American propaganda during Afghan-Soviet War

Pakistan's Enduring Illusions

By Jim Hoagland
The exposure of illusions does not automatically cause them to be abandoned. They become even more necessary when other alternatives look riskier.(The Washington Post)

Kabul bomb, politics overshadow India-Pakistan talks

By Krittivas Mukherjee
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's top foreign official travels to India next week to resume peace talks but suspicion of Pakistan's hand in last week's deadly bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul could overshadow progress.(The Washington Post)

Pakistan Post Was Not in U.S. Records

By ERIC SCHMITT The border post that was destroyed by U.S. airstrikes last month, killing 11 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers, was not in an American database, an investigation concluded. (The New York Times)

U.S., Afghan Troops Leave Combat Outpost After Deadly Clash

By Candace Rondeaux
KABUL, Afghanistan, July 16 -- After suffering significant setbacks in the fight against insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, U.S. and Afghan troops have pulled out of a combat outpost where nine American soldiers were killed in a pitched battle with Taliban fighters Sunday.(The Washington Post)

Pakistan Marble Helps Taliban Stay in Business

By PIR ZUBAIR SHAH and JANE PERLEZ The takeover of the Ziarat quarry has enabled the Taliban to turn themselves into a self-sustaining fighting force. (The New York Times)

Senators pitch new approach to Pakistan aid

By ANNE FLAHERTY
WASHINGTON -- Sens. Joseph Biden and Richard Lugar said Tuesday they will push bipartisan legislation this year that would triple humanitarian spending in Pakistan but threaten to cut military aid unless Islamabad does more to fight terrorists.(The Washington Post)

U.S. aid bill seeks to boost Pakistan civilian ties

By Paul Eckert, Asia Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. senators on Tuesday unveiled a $7.5 billion, 5-year aid bill for Pakistan aimed at boosting civilian ties in an alliance heavily skewed toward a military fight against Islamic militants.(The Washington Post)

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of supporting Taliban

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghanistan lashed out at neighboring Pakistan on Monday alleging that its intelligence service and army are behind the bloody Taliban-led insurgency, calling the security forces the ''world's biggest producers of terrorism and extremism.'' (The New York Times)

Pakistan nuke scientist wants Musharraf to testify

By SADAQAT JAN
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A lawyer for Pakistan's disgraced nuclear scientist said Monday he wants President Pervez Musharraf to appear before a court hearing a petition to end his client's four-year detention for nuclear proliferation.(The Washington Post)

Pakistan plans no release of militant suspect

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The government will not release a prominent militant suspect despite threats against its security forces by the top commander of the Pakistani Taliban, the Interior Ministry chief declared Sunday. (The New York Times)

Pakistan plans no release of militant suspect

By MUNIR AHMAD
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The government will not release a prominent militant suspect despite threats against its security forces by the top commander of the Pakistani Taliban, the Interior Ministry chief declared Sunday.(The Washington Post)

Pakistan Wants 'Partnership' With U.S., Official Says

By Glenn Kessler
The new government of Pakistan is seeking a "partnership" with the United States and wants tangible signs that the Bush administration will increase aid and embrace Pakistani democracy, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said yesterday.(The Washington Post)