A U.S. Army guard watches over the border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan August 27, 2011 at Torkham, Afghanistan. The port of entry is busiest in Afghanistan and the most important for the U.S. military, which imports more than 30 percent of all its supplies and military equipment through Torkham. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Are US-Pakistan relations threatening regional peace prospects?
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The NATO cross border attack that killed 25 soldiers in Pakistan has resulted in today's announcement that Pakistan has withdrawn from an international conference on the future of Afghanistan.
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C. Christine Fair: Professor, Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University. Former political officer to the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan in Kabul. Senior fellow, Counter Terrorism Center at West Point.
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Peter Tomsen: Special Envoy to Afghanistan 1989-1992. Retired American diplomat, 32 years of service. Author of new 2011 book, "The Wars of Afghanistan: Messianic Terrorism, Tribal Conflicts, and the Failures of Great Powers."
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