“And can they, after all this, afford to quit under the perception of defeat?” He pointed out that recently released US intelligence estimates predict more chaos in the war-ravaged country. “Extended US presence in Afghanistan provides America an influential location from which to eye Iran, Pakistan, and China. The US already has gotten the important endorsement of the Loya Jirga for the post-2014 Bilateral Security Agreement and has said that it would find acceptable the signature of someone other than President Karzai. Karzai is caviling, not because of any nationalistic purity, but because he finds his power slipping with no guarantees that his brother Qayyum Karzai (who ran a restaurant near Washington) or other hand-picked nominee would succeed him in the upcoming presidential elections”. Asked what in hisWashington on an official state visit in July 1961, he was received at Andrews Air Force Base by President Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline. In the history of the White House, the most elaborate reception was organized by Mrs. Kennedy for Ayub, at Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, the first US President. It’s a far cry from today. He said US indifference to the occupation of Kashmir and Palestine, the utilitarian attitudes of US policymakers and allying with “like-minded” venal elites are three important factors that could have poisoned the relationshipAccording to him, the 9/11 jolt has certainly been a globally awakening moment. Much of the opportunity to present a fresh case has been squandered. Yet, there is still ample scope to reframe issues and question