With his nation firmly in the center of the news about the fight against terrorism in Central Asia, former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf is out telling Americans that they should be prepared to send more troops to neighboring Afghanistan to assist in that battle.

Musharraf, who faces some legal challenges back home because of accusations that he unlawfully put judges under house arrest during a state of emergency and other issues, was on on NPR's Talk of the Nation this afternoon.

We used this post to live-blog the highlights of Musharraf's conversation with Neal Conan and his exchanges with listeners. Just click the "play" button below and our updates should flow in automatically. Later today, the audio will be posted here.