"The border is too dangerous for anyone right now," said Ahmed Rashid, author of several books on militancy.

“现在边境地区对于任何人来说都是非常危险的”，数部军事书籍的作者艾哈迈德·拉什德说道。

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The best option is to calm the situation and force the two nations to talk, says Ahmed Rashid, a political analyst in Lahore.

最好的选择是稳定局面，并迫使两国展开对话，拉合尔的分析家Ahmed Rashid表示。

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Ahmed Rashid, a veteran Afghanistan hand, considers it a "shift" in American policy, which was until recently to have no truck with the insurgents.

艾哈迈德·拉希德，一位阿富汗的资深人物，认为这是美国政策的“转向”。美国直到最近也没有同叛乱分子有过任何来往。

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For more on the Pakistan connections of this alleged plot, we called author and journalist Ahmed Rashid.

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If the Haqqanis were in contact with the Americans, this would be via Pakistan, said author and analyst Ahmed Rashid.

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Author and analyst Ahmed Rashid says the Taliban statement comes amid disarray in the Western alliance over policy and personnel.

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