Richard Holbrooke Envoy

Richard Holbrooke, Pakistan's Hero

New York Daily News | Ahmed Rashid | Posted 05.25.2011

No American has tried as hard to ease the fears, apprehensions, doubts, conspiracy theories and ill-informed views of Pakistanis toward the U.S. as ha...

US Bid To Bypass Karzai's Afghan Government Upsets Allies

guardian.co.uk | Julian Borger | Posted 05.25.2011

The US is seeking to extend its control over the day-to-day running of Afghanistan with the appointment of an international "high representative" in K...

Afghan Elections Give Pakistan Bleak Hope

Naveen Naqvi | Posted 05.25.2011

Naveen Naqvi

Though Pakistanis had once bristled at the idea of being lumped in with the Afghan state, there is now a subtle admission that their futures are shared.

Baitullah Mehsud's Death Doesn't Change Pakistan's Perception Of The US

Naveen Naqvi | Posted 05.25.2011

Naveen Naqvi

The recent killing of Baitullah Mehsud by a US-led drone attack still does not seem to work in favor of the drone attacks.

Pakistan Rejects US Proposal For Joint Operation In Tribal Areas

Dawn.com | Iftikhar A. Khan & Baqir Sajjad Syed | Posted 05.25.2011

Pakistan rejected on Tuesday a US proposal for joint operations in the tribal areas against terrorism and militancy, as differences of opinion between...

Obama Envoy Richard Holbrooke Served On AIG's Board

AP | RICHARD LARDNER | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Obama administration special envoy Richard Holbooke was on the American International Group Inc. board of directors in early 2008 w...

Holbrooke Holds Talks In India, Discusses Relations With Pakistan

Al Jezeera | Posted 05.25.2011

The new US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan has met Indian officials and discussed Afghanistan and simmering tensions between New Delhi and I...

Pakistan Urges Holbrooke To Take Regional Approach

Daily Times | Sajjad Malik | Posted 05.25.2011

Islamabad will urge US special envoy Richard Holbrooke to adopt a regional approach to solve the prevailing issues of terrorism and extremism, diploma...

India Aggressively Lobbied Against Richard Holbrooke

Foreign Policy | Laura Rozen | Posted 05.25.2011

When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - flanked by President Obama - introduced Richard Holbrooke as the formidable new U.S. envoy to South Asia at ...