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Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
Ahmed Rashid

June 3, 2008

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"Almost every single important extremist leader is living on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan," says Ahmed Rashid. Compared to this threat, Iraq is a sideshow.

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Pakistan/ Morocco/ Afghanistan Diary, 2006

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Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia

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Keyword
Terrorism

Topics
U.S. Foreign Policy
War on Terror

Region
Asia

Countries
Afghanistan, Pakistan

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