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Listen to experts assess the situation on the ground in Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as security in the region.
Speakers: Ahmed Rashid, Author, Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
Marvin G. Weinbaum, Scholar-in-Residence, Middle East Institute
Presider: Carol A. Giacomo, Editorial Board Member, New York Times
February 22, 2010
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