Beyond the “New Normal”: Evolution of Deterrence Stability in South Asia
Muhammad Usama Khalid
Five years on, the Taliban present an Afghanistan on the road to self-sufficiency: 330 "self-sufficient" products, 6,500 factories and $2.389 billion in deals. Almost none of it can be checked, and the data that can be checked tell a different story.
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