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Onward on the steppe!
The author announces part four of his continuing series on the Eurasian steppe, with the next instalment to cover the early Indo-Iranians, the Fatyanovo-Balanovo culture and the Andronovo expansion.
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Afghanistan; Graveyard of Western Policy Wonks (but certainly NOT the graveyard of empires)
The author doubts that the US is consciously trapping Pakistan, China, Russia and Iran in Afghanistan, as Major Amin argues, and expects the same Western policy experts to return to…
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An Indian, a Pakistani and a World Bank guy talk Afghanistan
A BP podcast in which two hosts and Karol Karpinski, a World Bank ‘financial plumber’ with Afghan experience, discuss Afghanistan and the American pullout; the host’s own summary of events…
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Open Thread – 08/20/2021 – Brown Pundits
Open thread for 20 August 2021, opening with a note that the author will host a Pathan genetics and history room on Clubhouse.
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Myra MacDonald on Pakistan and Afghanistan
The author links an interview with Myra MacDonald on Pakistan and Afghanistan, held on his Substack; it is gated for now and will open to non-subscribers in two weeks.
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General Bajwa, please retire
Republished from 2019, the post argues that General Bajwa’s army-chief extension crowns a tenure of rolled-back civil liberties and media freedom, and that Imran Khan’s government abandoned its governing responsibilities…
The Indian Subcontinent Argues with Itself
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