Christopher Rogers, a Pakistan Field Fellow with the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC), presented his findings on civilian casualties at the New America Foundation on October 14, 2010. Evidence drawn from over 160 interviews suggested civilian victims in Pakistan could not reconcile ongoing US and Pakistani operations with their current security situation. As Rogers claimed, public opinion is overwhelmingly negative when US power is the subject of questioning, while Pakistani operations endure less controversy because they are organic—though they still produce casualties.

Drone strikes were discussed as well as the American credibility gap in Pakistan. The question and answer session which followed also highlighted a dramatic difference for the US and Pakistan when civilian casualties are involved: for the United States, interventions across the Afghan border remain covert if controversial; in Pakistan, however, attacks are a much more public affair because individuals and the government are left to recover from the damage.