BBC NEWS | South Asia | Quick guide: Afghanistan

Submitted 2 months ago by adamtrunell
Afghanistan is strategically placed between the Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. For centuries, foreign armies have fought over it and tried to conquer it.
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The BBC gives a short history of Afghanistan and the major events that have shaped the troubled country's recent history. The last thirty years are critical to comprehend the current state of conflict in Afghanistan, one that saw a US-led war in 2001 following 9/11, and the country's first presidential elections in 2004.

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  • New U.S. strategy needed in Afghanistan: Oxfam
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    New U.S. strategy needed in Afghanistan: Oxfam
    Submitted 6 months ago by laurel angelica
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