Is the war in Afghanistan lost? What did the surge accomplish? Is al Qaeda really on the run? Vice President for Foreign and Defense Policy Studies Danielle Pletka and Critical Threats Project Director Frederick W. Kagan of the American Enterprise Institute discuss these and other questions about the war in Afghanistan.

In this part, they tackle the narrative that the real fight is in Pakistan, not Afghanistan.

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