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ANALYSISBy Jim Maceda, NBC News Correspondent
I’ve spent much of the past two weeks – some in New York and the rest in Los Angeles – listening to the pundits and experts talk about the war in Afghanistan. From the Sunday morning network round tables to the Saturday evening interviews on National Public Radio, I’ve enjoyed [...]

By Stephanie Gosk, NBC News Correspondent
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas, the spokesman for Pakistan’s military, calls South Waziristan the “center of gravity” for terrorism in this country and a sanctuary for both Taliban and al-Qaida fighters. 
The Pakistani military took foreign and local journalists on a guided tour of South Waziristan on Thursday, the [...]