South Asia

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on August 1, 2022, Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers (in brown) and Pakistani Rangers take part in the Beating the Retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35 km from Amritsar.
A supporter of Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NFR) and the leading Afghan fighter against the Taliban, holds a flag with an NRF logo as he demonstrates outside Concordia Press Club in Vienna, Austria, on September 16, 2022. (Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images)
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A supporter of Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NFR) and the leading Afghan fighter against the Taliban, holds a flag with an NRF logo as he demonstrates outside Concordia Press Club in Vienna, Austria, on September 16, 2022. (Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images)
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luke_coffey
luke_coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
4 Min Read
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrives at court in Islamabad on October 24, 2023. (Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images)
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrives at court in Islamabad on October 24, 2023. (Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images)
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husain_haqqani
husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
5 Min Read
A trader holds a placard reading "prevent unemployment from rising" during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, on August 23, 2023. (Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images)
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A trader holds a placard reading "prevent unemployment from rising" during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, on August 23, 2023. (Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images)
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husain_haqqani
husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
5 Min Read
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