In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 175, No. 16

COVER

Afghanistan: A Tale of Soldiers and a School
By JOE KLEIN
Deep in the Taliban heartland, U.S. troops led by a determined young officer tried to win hearts and minds by reopening a school. The obstacles they met show just how tough it will be to win the war in Afghanistan

ASIA

The Next Aquino: Can Noynoy Save The Philippines?
By ISHAAN THAROOR / ZAMBOANGA CITY
In an echo of the past, the late Corazon Aquino's son Noynoy is running for President of the Philippines. Is he up to saving his beleaguered nation?

ESSAY

Thailand's Broken Democracy
By HANNAH BEECH
Thailand suffers from ceaseless spasms of political instability because its democracy is broken

SOCIETY

Christianity's Surge in Indonesia
By HANNAH BEECH / TEMANGGUNG
Evangelical Christianity is booming in Asia. But in Muslim-majority Indonesia, the struggle for souls is tense

GLOBAL ADVISER

All Boxed In (Sense of Place)
By TIM KINDSETH
A look at Taipei through the cold, wry lens of one of its most famous filmmakers

One Night in Bangalore (TIME Traveler)
By KAVITHA RAO
Do as the locals suggest

Splendor on the Steppe (Check In)
By CYNTHIA ROSENFELD
Sumptuously comfortable rooms await you at Mongolia's first five-star hotel

Waiter, There's a Revolution in My Bistro (Amuse-Bouche)
By JEFFREY T. IVERSON
A new generation of globetrotting, multilingual chefs has returned home to reimagine French cuisine