Global Outlook 2017: U.S. faces vexing challenges in South Asia
The Taliban are poised to make significant gains in Afghanistan this year, potentially seizing one or more major cities (source: macpixxel for GIS)
General info
What's inside
- The security situation in Afghanistan is likely to deteriorate in 2017
- Tensions between India and Pakistan are also set to rise
- All of this makes South Asia a very tricky challenge for the Trump administration
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