U.S. Needs Pakistan To Attain Afghan Goals

by Jackie Northam, NPR

U.S.-Pakistan relations have suffered another blow after NATO airstrikes on the Afghan border left 24 Pakistani soldiers dead. The cross-border attack by NATO aircraft came at a critical juncture in relations. The two nations were just starting to warm up to each other after a year of serious military and diplomatic setbacks.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, November 29, 2011