India,Pakistan & Afghanistan

Now that President Obama has decided to end the surge in Afghanistan by late next year, and to bring the troops home by 2014, a clear vision about the American military presence in the region has begun to emerge. Yet paradoxically, the most stunning success of our operations in the region – the killing of Osama bin Laden – has exposed an even more serious potential menace: the insecurity of Pakistan’s nuclear program.

Historic flooding is covering vast swaths of Pakistan, affecting the lives of millions.  PRI’s The World - a Ploughshares grantee - reports on the devastating human toll and the growing aide effort.