April 18, 2012

Will Other Nations Fill the Afghan Void?

Kailash Prasad, Jerusalem Post

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Considering that India and Russia have faced terror attacks from groups operating in the Af-Pak region, and given the potential vulnerability of China's western territories to separatist and extremist influence, there is incentive for these actors to help create a stable Afghanistan.

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