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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.
Men adjust the Taliban flag before the arrival of Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid (unseen) to address the first press conference in Kabul on August 17, 2021 following the Taliban stunning takeover of Afghanistan. (Photo by Hoshang Hashimi / AFP)
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Men adjust the Taliban flag before the arrival of Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid (unseen) to address the first press conference in Kabul on August 17, 2021 following the Taliban stunning takeover of Afghanistan. (Photo by Hoshang Hashimi / AFP)
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Charles Fairbanks
Former Senior Fellow
Charles Fairbanks
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Photo taken on June 4, 2021 shows the city view of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, June 4, 2021. (Photo by Zafar Khalilov/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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Photo taken on June 4, 2021 shows the city view of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, June 4, 2021. (Photo by Zafar Khalilov/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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michael_doran
michael_doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
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Fred Starr
Chairman, Central Asia Caucasus Institute of the American Foreign Policy Council
Michael Doran & Fred Starr
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President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and White House staff, participates in the virtual Quad Summit in the State Dining Room of the White House (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)
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President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and White House staff, participates in the virtual Quad Summit in the State Dining Room of the White House (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)
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mike_watson
mike_watson
Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft
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A health worker next to oxygen cylinders taking information from a COVID-19 coronavirus positive person, inside the ambulance, at MMC hospital in Guwahati, Assam, India on 25 May 2021. (David Talukdar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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A health worker next to oxygen cylinders taking information from a COVID-19 coronavirus positive person, inside the ambulance, at MMC hospital in Guwahati, Assam, India on 25 May 2021. (David Talukdar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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husain_haqqani
husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
aparna_pande
aparna_pande
Research Fellow, India and South Asia
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Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel stand guard beside a banner installed by the supporters and activists of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during a protest demanding ban on Popular Front of India (Getty Images)
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Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel stand guard beside a banner installed by the supporters and activists of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during a protest demanding ban on Popular Front of India (Getty Images)
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Mohammed Sinan Siyech
Doctoral Candidate, University of Edinburgh
Mohammed Sinan Siyech
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