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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
South Asia
South Asia
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An Afghan woman begs for money from passing cars in the snow, with her child huddled beside her, on the Kabul road south to Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2022. (Scott Peterson/Getty Images)
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Taliban members ride on top of an armored vehicle on August 15, 2022, during a celebration of the first anniversary of the Taliban's return to power in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Nava Jamshidi/Getty Images)
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Taliban fighters check vehicles and passengers at a security checkpoint on January 14, 2022, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)
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A protest in Lagos, Nigeria, on May 22, 2018, after an attack in Benue state that killed at least 18, including two Roman Catholic priests. (Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images)
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan waves to supporters in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on July 2, 2022, during a protest rally against inflation, political destabilization, and hikes in fuel prices. (Photo by Farpq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images)
Experts
Aparna Pande
Research Fellow, India and South Asia
Adela Raz
Visiting Fellow
Mike Watson
Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society
