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AfPak

AfPak (also spelled Af-Pak) was a neologism used within United States foreign policy circles to designate Afghanistan and Pakistan as a single theater of operations. Introduced in 2008, the neologism reflected the policy approach that was introduced by the Obama administration, which regarded the region comprising the Asian countries of Afghanistan and…

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AfPak

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples35
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
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related to Origin · 17
AfPak → According, Afghanistan, Afghans, British, February, Holbrooke, In March, Michael Quinion, Obama, Pakistan, Pakistanis, Qaeda, Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative, The, The AfPak, This
has impact · 14
AfPak → Afghanistan, August, Foreign Policy, Islamic, It, New America Foundation, Obama, Official, Pakistan, The, The Af-Pak Channel, The AfPak War, The Washington Post, United States
related to In Pakistan · 4
AfPak → Afghanistan, In, March, Pakistani

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AfPakhas impactThe0.60section
AfPakhas impactAfghanistan0.60section
AfPakhas impactPakistan0.60section
AfPakhas impactIt0.60section
AfPakhas impactUnited States0.60section
AfPakhas impactIslamic0.60section
AfPakhas impactOfficial0.60section
AfPakhas impactObama0.60section
AfPakhas impactThe Washington Post0.60section
AfPakhas impactThe AfPak War0.60section
AfPakhas impactThe Af-Pak Channel0.60section
AfPakhas impactNew America Foundation0.60section

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