Started in December 2009, the purpose of this blog is primarily to foster debate on issues relevant to US national security, with a focus on Pakistan and Afghanistan, but also addressing counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, homeland and international security more broadly. As such, the blog welcomes a diversity of views and opinions. The goal is not to become just another echo-chamber.
Contributor(s)
The founder and editor of this blog, writing under the alias Torkham, is currently a consultant based in Northern Virginia focusing on Afghanistan and Pakistan issues and was previously an analyst for South Asia issues at the US Department of State. The editor holds a Master of Arts degree in National Security from the Security Studies Program (SSP) within the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Torkham is a town located in the Nangahar province of Afghanistan and the Khyber Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan — directly on the Durand Line.
Contact: Pakistan.Afghanistan@gmail.com
