Spoils of war: for years, all Afghanistan has known is conflict. Michael Maher asks whether this deeply divided land has a future as a nation
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The capture of Osama bin Laden and the toppling of the Taliban will present big problems for the US and its allies, for no one knows yet how to go about rebuilding war-torn Afghanistan. Those countries surrounding Afghanistan are using ethnic divisions within Afghanistan to advance their own agendas. Hopes for rebuilding the country are guarded for many reasons, the most compelling of which may be the fact that there will be nothing left to salvage.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2001
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Wahid's way
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Issues discussed concern the election of Abdurrahman Wahid to president of Indonesia. The social and economic policies of Wahid are detailed, along with the challenge for maintaining political power and relations with Australia.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 1999
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General disquiet
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Issues are presented concerning the continuing influence of the military in the government of the Philippines almost 15 years after the collapse of the military-backed government of President Ferdinand Marcos.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2001
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