Number: RL34763
Title: Islamist Militancy in the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Region and U.S. Policy
Authors: K. Alan Kronstadt and Kenneth Katzman, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: Increasing militant activity in western Pakistan poses three key national security threats: an increased potential for major attacks against the United States itself; a growing threat to Pakistani stability; and a hindrance of U.S. efforts to stabilize Afghanistan.
Pages: 17
Date: November 21, 2008