NEWS ANALYSIS
By JANE PERLEZ
Published: October 19, 2011
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An unusually powerful phalanx ofPresident Obama’s top officials, charged with organizing an orderly exit from Afghanistan, will face an outwardly confident, almost defiant Pakistan during talks that open in an atmosphere of rancor here on Thursday night.
Naseer Ahmed/Reuters
A NATO fuel truck that was attacked last week in Pakistan, about 75 miles from the Afghan line.
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