Pakistan Central to Afghan Strategy

President Barack Obama's plan to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan bymid-2010 -- with withdrawal plans for July 2011 -- may provide someassurances to Afghanistan's neighbors. Analysts say that a withdrawaldate is not necessarily the ideal situation, but will help givePakistan some idea of when an end may be in sight. VOA's Ravi Khannareports on how a withdrawal date may be the key to a risky strategy.

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