Tag: Afghan policy

By Arul Louis, United Nations : The US has made clear its new policy on Afghanistan looks to the whole region to bring stability to that nation in a move away from relying mostly on Pakistan as Washington has during the 16 years it has been mired there. "A central tenet of our new South Asia strategy is the recognition that Afghanistan's security and stability are tied to the security and stability of the entire region," Michele Sison, the US Deputy Permanent Representative, told the Security Council on Monday during a...