America’s Relationship with Afghanistan and Pakistan

America’s Relationship with Afghanistan and Pakistan

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Local author M. Salahuddin Khan has written a multiple award-winning novel, Sikander. A work of historical fiction, it covers the origins of the war in Afghanistan and America’s complex relationships with Pakistan, the Taliban, and other forces in the region. Hear Mr. Khan discuss these events and read from his book.

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Recorded Sunday, January 8, 2012 at the Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy.