Thursday August 25, 12 - 1 pm: Af-Pak, with NPR Pentagon reporter Tom Bowman and Washington Post foreign correspondent Pamela Constable

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"Af-Pak": that's what journalists call the two-country package that represents a challenge as the United States tries to extricate itself from its post 9-11 commitments. Many politicians argue it's time to leave Afghanistan and let it stand on its own against the Taliban. But what of neighboring Pakistan (America's crucial yet not quite dependable ally that just happens to have nuclear weapons)?

Two expert reporters offer their insights:  NPR Pentagon reporter Tom Bowman, and Pamela Constable, a Washington Post foreign correspondent and author of the recent book Playing with Fire, Pakistan at War with itself.