Saturday, January 3, 2009

Obama's Huge South Asia Headache

From BBC:

Guest columnist Ahmed Rashid in Lahore says US President-elect Barack Obama and the West face a massive task if Pakistan, Afghanistan and the surrounding region are to see greater stability in 2009.

South and Central Asia are the most explosive areas in the world today and will continue to be so in 2009.

The Taleban insurgency in Afghanistan has expanded to the gates of Kabul and there are several insurgencies underway in Pakistan under the leadership of al-Qaeda, the Taleban and allied groups.

There are a number of insurgencies in India where minorities such as Muslims and Christians feel under threat.

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