J. Alexander Thier Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the U.S. Institue of Peace, is coauthor and editor of The Future of Afghanistan. He frequently travels to Afghanistan, where he has lived for seven of the last sixteen years.
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J. Alexander Thier Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the U.S. Institue of Peace, is coauthor and editor of The Future of Afghanistan. He frequently travels to Afghanistan, where he has lived for seven of the last sixteen years.
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