Media Conference Call: U.S. Strategy in Pakistan and Afghanistan
CFR expert Daniel Markey, who just returned from a trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan, discusses current U.S. policy toward the region.
Speaker: Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations
Moderator: Kim Barker, Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
February 25, 2010
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