List of South Asia articles
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The Sri Lankan flag is lowered; beneath it stand people in military uniforms. In Sri Lanka, the Military Still Runs the Show
The international community has a part to play in ending its culture of impunity.
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A screen grab shows Zawahiri speaking above a chyron in Arabic with his name and position in al Qaeda. What Zawahiri’s Death Means for al Qaeda’s Future
Impressive as the operation to kill Ayman al-Zawahiri was, it doesn’t obviate the terrorism threat from Afghanistan.
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A Taliban fighter aims his rifle. Taliban Killings Skyrocket in Forgotten Afghanistan
A new report exposes the regime’s shocking brutality.
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Khan and supporters stand on a wooden platform atop a vehicle and wave to crowds of people and cars. Pakistan’s Narrative Problem
Years of propaganda have given Pakistanis an unrealistic understanding of what ails their country.
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Osama bin Laden sits with Ayman al-Zawahiri. Al Qaeda Leader, Successor to Bin Laden, Killed in U.S. Drone Strike
“Justice has been delivered, and this terrorist leader is no more,” Biden says.
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Ayman al-Zawahiri, then-deputy leader of al Qaeda, is seen in a screengrab taken from a video that aired on Al Jazeera on Aug. 5, 2006. Ayman al-Zawahiri’s Legacy of Terror
He inherited the leadership of al Qaeda when U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden but lacked his predecessor’s charisma.
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An Afghan security guard stands in front of the Chinese Embassy in Kabul. China Is Doomed to Play a Significant Role in Afghanistan
Beijing is desperate to avoid being trapped in Kabul’s politics.
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Women wearing burqas in Kabul Afghan Women Are Worse Off Than Ever
A new Amnesty report lays out the Taliban playbook for erasing half the population: electrocutions, beatings, detentions, and disappearances.
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Taliban fighters The Taliban’s Neighbors Fear Afghanistan’s ‘Boiling Pot’ of Terrorism
A three-day conference in Uzbekistan has united the region, worried about the guerrillas in their midst.
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A man counts Afghan currency Afghanistan Still Wants Its Frozen Funds
But the United States is leery of giving the Taliban access to billions in cash.
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Taliban fighters wait as people gather for a ceremony to raise the Taliban flag in Kabul. The Taliban Detained Me for Doing My Job. I Can Never Go Back.
FP’s columnist on a harrowing return to Kabul, almost one year after the United States left Afghanistan.
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A man lifts a gas tank during a protest in Sri Lanka. Inside Sri Lanka’s Devastating Economic Crisis
“We managed to survive the pandemic, but this is worse.”
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Two men sit together; one holds a gun Meet the Taliban’s Would-Be Rainmaker
Hassib Habibi carries his convictions as easily as his AK-47. Now he has to resuscitate the Afghan economy.
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The bottom half of a person standing with plastic grocery bags is shown. Pregnant Sri Lankans Fear ‘One Meal Per Day’
The food crisis is hitting the country’s most vulnerable the hardest.
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Protesters wave flags and chant slogans after taking control of the prime minister’s office. China Made a Failed Bet on Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa Family
Beijing’s investments in the island look shaky after protests topple the government.
