AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STUDY GROUP (APSG)
NOVANEWS
Afghanistan:—Indigenous Participation is Essential in Af-Pak Study Group
September 8, 2010
by Khalil Nouri
By Khalil Nouri Staff Writer / Editor
There has recently been a call for the establishment of an Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group (APSG) that will be modeled off the Iraq Study Group (ISG) of the Baker-Hamilton Commission. The project is driven by the realization that this regional dilemma cannot be resolved militarily – it requires a political solution. Why? Because the coalition’s death toll is approaching 2,000 and frustration among NATO allies is mounting, evidenced by the news that Canada, the Netherlands, Romania – and most recently Poland – are all contemplating a full pullout.
Baker and Hamilton
Given these conditions, despite the fact that Washington’s Afghanis...
