Beyond the Book
Afghanistan's strategic position between
Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent has
made it an area of conflict for millenia.
The Soviet Union intervened in 1979 to prop up a pro-communist regime, but after they withdraw many years later the civil war dragged on until the Taleban took control - initially bringing a measure of stability after 20 years of conflict.
The Taleban government fell in October 2001, after US initiated attacks (although...
