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Afghanistan, a Graveyard for Empires to Wage Wars
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Afghanistan, a Graveyard for Empires to Wage Wars

Afghanistan is often called the 'graveyard of empires' but in reality, it is simply a graveyard where empires go to wage their wars. It is land that has been invaded first by the Persians, Greeks, and then the Arabs who brought Islam after a long struggle against the Hindus and Buddhists who lived there, and later the Mongols under Genghis Khan and many more. However, the two most famous words uttered over one hundred fifty years ago by a British Army officer named Arthur Connolly who coined the term, "Great Game" still resonates one way or another in Afghanistan. Since then its fortune has always been decided by foreigners. In the beginning, the great game was played between Great Britain and Russia. After the end of the Second World War, the United States of America eme...