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A see-off ceremony for newly recruited soldiers is held on September 16, 2025, in Fuyang, China. (Getty Images)
South Asia
South Asia
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Taliban fighters in a vehicle patrol the streets of Kabul on August 23, 2021 (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
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An American soldier watches over South Vietnamese refugees on a U.S. Navy boat off the coast of Vietnam, May 5, 1975. (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES)
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U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as delivers remarks on the U.S. military’s ongoing evacuation efforts in Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House on August 20, 2021 in Washington, DC (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Taliban fighters in a vehicle patrol the streets of Kabul on August 23, 2021 (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
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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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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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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 13, 2019. (Photo by Zhang Ling/Xinhua via Getty Images)
Experts
Bill Drexel
Fellow
Husain Haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
Satoru Nagao
Fellow (Nonresident)
