In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan

Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets the Pakistani chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Kayani, aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in 2008. With the U.S. war in Iraq winding down, U.S. military leaders were finally able to give more attention to Afghanistan. At this meeting, they discussed a range of security issues, including Afghan insurgents operating from Pakistani soil. U.S. Department of Defense, Petty Officer 1st Class William John Kipp Jr.