Taliban

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The un-happening of a civil war

The South Asia Channel
Ahmad Shafi
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The Best Defense Interview: Armitage on Pakistan’s Tactical Nukes, Afghanistan’s Future, and Why We Should Withdraw Now

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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SAMs in Afghanistan — from where?

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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Reconciliation foolosophy: Fishing without bait

The South Asia Channel
Ioannis Koskinas, Kamal Alam
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The rhetoric of revolution

The South Asia Channel
Christopher Anzalone
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Rejoinder: What does electoral violence signify?

The South Asia Channel
Stephanie M. Burchard , Dorina A. Bekoe
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Afghanistan: NATO’s Mission Possible

The South Asia Channel
M. Ashraf Haidari
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Pakistan demands end to U.S. drone strikes — for the ninth time

Passport
J. Dana Stuster
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Tightrope walk ahead for Nawaz Sharif

The South Asia Channel
Imtiaz Gul
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‘This is What Winning Looks Like’?

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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Four Wildcards That Could Make or Break Pakistan’s New Government

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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The militant web

The South Asia Channel
Christopher Anzalone
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How to Negotiate Like a Pashtun

A field guide to dealing with the Taliban.

Argument
Jonah Blank
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Karzai’s India Gamble

Pakistan isn't helping the Afghan government end its standoff with the Taliban -- so Karzai is looking to India instead.

Dispatch
Mujib Mashal
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Churchill’s First War

The South Asia Channel
Gerard Russell

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