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Experts: Self-Critical Pentagon Report Demonstrates Limits of Military Action
Asia Society experts reflect on the draft Pentagon report outlining key lessons from a decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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US Ambassador: Downgrade Would Set Back India's Hopes
Standard & Poor's possible downgrade of India's investment status "reflects some of the current problems India is having," said Ambassador Nancy Powell.
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US Ambassador: Downgrade Would be 'Setback to India's Hopes to Grow'
Standard & Poor's possible downgrade of India's investment status "reflects some of the current problems India is having," U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy Powell said Friday at Asia Society Studios in New York.
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For Western Press, Afghanistan's Heritage Takes a Backseat to Business
The Wall Street Journal glosses over the cultural significance of a 2,000-year-old site that sits alongside a copper mine in Afghanistan.
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Interview: The Story Behind 'Poetry of the Taliban'
Two Kandahar-based researchers have complied an anthology of poems by the Afghan Taliban exploring a wide range of themes from "unrequited love and bloody vengeance" to "religion and nationalism, even a desire for non-violence."
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Effective Policing is Key to Fighting Terrorism in Pakistan
An efficient, well-functioning civilian police service is critical to counterinsurgency and counterterrorism efforts in Pakistan now and in the future.
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US, Pakistan Row Over Border Crossing Reveals 'Outstanding Problems' [Video]
Asia Society Senior Advisor Hassan Abbas says the U.S. and Pakistan disagreement over a NATO border crossing reveals an ongoing power struggle in Pakistan between civilian and military leadership.
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Are Chinese Miners Destroying a 2,000-Year-Old Buddhist Site in Afghanistan? [Images]
While working on a documentary film about a Chinese mining company in Afghanistan, Brent Huffman got caught up in the saga of a 2,000 year-old Buddhist site on the brink of destruction.
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Photos: The 10 Most Endangered Heritage Sites in Asia
Some of Asia's most important heritage sites are under threat due to factors ranging from war to overdevelopment — here are Global Heritage Fund's 10 most endangered locations.
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Afghanistan: A Major Strategic Failure for the US
Vali Nasr explores the causes underlying what he describes as America's "singular failure" after more than 10 years in Afghanistan.
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